Nov 11 New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate A homeless U.S. military veteran stands in line for free winter clothing at a 'Stand Down' event hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Organizers say the homeless veteran population has surged in recent years along with the high… Continue reading
Nov 11 New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate A homeless U.S. military veteran stands in line for free winter clothing at a 'Stand Down' event hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Organizers say the homeless veteran population has surged in recent years along with the high… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch Stubbornly High Jobless Rate Offers Little Hope to Unemployed The U.S. jobs report for October brought news of slow improvement for the American economy, but also continued worries that the stubbornly high unemployment rate isn't changing fast enough. Jeffrey Brown discusses the report with Catherine Rampell of The New… Continue watching
Nov 04 Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent, but Jobless Frustrations Continue Khalifah Varnado reads a help wanted post card during the Arizona Workforce Connection Career Expo at the Arizona State Fair Grounds in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images. As expected, unemployment in the U.S. was little changed in… Continue reading
Nov 04 Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent, but Jobless Frustrations Continue Khalifah Varnado reads a help wanted post card during the Arizona Workforce Connection Career Expo at the Arizona State Fair Grounds in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images. As expected, unemployment in the U.S. was little changed in… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch For Undocumented Workers, It's Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama Farmers, Workers Cope With Impact of Ala. Immigration Law… Continue watching
Oct 24 Will Alabama's Immigration Law Cause Short-term Hiccup or Long-term Heartache? Editor's note: We just got back from several days in Alabama to report on the impact of the state's new immigration law. Passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature in June, HB56 went into effect last month and… Continue reading
Oct 24 Will Alabama's Immigration Law Cause Short-term Hiccup or Long-term Heartache? By Diane Lincoln Estes Editor's note: We just got back from several days in Alabama to report on the impact of the state's new immigration law. Passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature in June, HB56 went into… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Political Checklist: Perry's Flat Tax Plan and Obama's Solo Plan Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss Rick Perry's flat tax proposal. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch How Bright Is Solar Power's Future in a Post-Solyndra America? After the Obama administration-embraced solar-panel company Solyndra collapsed and defaulted on its government-backed loans, the surging U.S. solar industry is suddenly worried that the subsidies it receives -- tax credits and loans guarantees -- could dry up in the face… Continue watching