Jul 29 Watch Economic Data Show U.S. Growth Slowing Considerably In other news Friday, new economic data released show U.S. growth is slowing considerably. The Commerce Department reported the economy expanded at a rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter, far below expectations. Also, President Obama announced that fuel… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Share and Share Alike This is the 1992 version of an unlikely rust belt success story. Continue watching
Jul 13 The No-Layoff Company — in Ohio By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: On Wednesday's program, a look at an improbable Rust Belt success story. With a guaranteed no-layoff policy and average pay of almost $70,000 this year, Lincoln Electric is atypical of U.S. companies. We last visited the… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch Dismal Unemployment Report Suggests Recovery May Be Stalling The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent in June as employers added the fewest jobs in nine months. Jeffrey Brown discusses the grim jobs reading and the stubbornly high employment gap between black and white Americans with Pomona College's… Continue watching
Jul 08 Jobs: the Dreary Data, a Desperate Viewer, a Pessimistic Professor By Paul Solman Goodness! U-7, our own measure of under-and unemployment, shot up to 18.6 percent this morning, a rise that gets us back near the number when we first inaugurated the Solman Scale last December. This morning's job numbers: only… Continue reading
Jul 08 Jobs: Dreary Data, a Desperate Viewer, a Pessimistic Professor By Paul Solman Goodness! U-7, our own measure of under-and unemployment, shot up to 18.6 percent Friday morning, a rise that gets us back near the number when we first inaugurated the Solman Scale last December. Friday morning's job numbers:… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Political Checklist: Huntsman Ready to Enter 2012 Fray David Chalian and Gwen Ifill examine which Republicans might jump into the 2012 race. Continue watching
Jun 17 Is Outsourcing Semi-Skilled Jobs The Problem? By April Brown Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Romney Tells Floridians ‘I’m Also Unemployed’ Mitt Romney Tells Floridians 'I'm Also Unemployed'… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Obama Pledges to Grow Economy as New Faces Join GOP Debate in N.H. President Obama pledged Monday at an energy-efficient lighting plant in North Carolina to make good on a promise to grow the economy. Meanwhile, Republican presidential hopefuls were preparing for a second debate. Judy Woodruff gets an update on the 2012… Continue watching