Oct 07 Latest Unemployment Figures Show More Americans Working Part-Time, Looking for Full-Time Jobs Well, interestingly good news on the jobs front, it would appear. Again, the proviso: Don't take any given month's unemployment numbers too seriously. But that said, according to the "establishment survey" of places that hire, the… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch Obama: Congress Needs to Explain Opposition to Jobs Plan President Obama's Oct. 6 press conference on jobs and the economy… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Inequality Hurts: The Unhealthy Side Effects of Economic Disparity As part of our series on economic inequality, Paul Solman investigates the health effects that inequality can have on individuals and society. To determine the hidden costs, he speaks with epidemiologists, former six-figure income earners who are chronically unemployed and… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch The Doubleheader: What's Obama's Real Goal for his Jobs Plan? Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss President Obama's ill-fated jobs plan. Continue watching
Sep 16 Does the U.S. Need Full Employment? And Other Questions EmbedVideo(1393, 514, 320); Watch 'Can America's Jobless Fill America's Jobs?' Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: The flood of… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Dem Senator Suggests Obama Jobs Plan Won't Pass in Full House Speaker John Boehner offered his first major response to President Obama's new American Jobs Act in a speech Thursday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the politics of job creation with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Boehner: 'Tax Increases Destroy Jobs' Boehner: 'Tax Increases Destroy Jobs'… Continue watching
Sep 14 Is There Anything Funny About America's Jobs Problem? Political cartoon of "Job Creators" by Bob Englehart. Reproduced with permission from Daryl Cagle's PoliticalCartoons.com. Editor's Note: Definitely not. We've been reporting on jobs (and the lack of them) quite a bit lately -- why technology hasn't… Continue reading
Sep 14 Is There Anything Funny About America's Jobs Problem? By Elizabeth Shell Today we thought we would give you a lighter take on the U.S. unemployment situation. We've rounded up some of our favorite recent political cartoons, which we hope will make you laugh about a subject that these days has made… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch How Do Tax Cuts, Hikes Fit Into Obama's American Jobs Act? President Obama continued to make a case for his American Jobs Act on Tuesday, but GOP leaders remain skeptical. Judy Woodruff discusses the tax aspect of the president's plan to spur job creation with two former top economic advisers, Austan… Continue watching