Aug 06 Watch Long-Term Joblessness Takes Emotional, Spiritual Toll on ’99ers’ July's jobs reading came as bad news for job seekers and the U.S. economy. The Labor Department reports that 6.6 million people have been unemployed for 27 weeks or longer. Paul Solman talks to people who have been out of… Continue watching
Apr 02 Cash-Strapped States Labor to Fund Jobless Benefits By Online DA With 20 million Americans collecting jobless benefits, unemployment insurance systems around the nation are rapidly drying up. Can cash-strapped states handle the demand?… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Unemployment Rate Holds Steady, but Minorities Still Worse Off The nation's unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent in February, but jobless rates for blacks and Latinos remain high. Judy Woodruff talks to two financial and policy experts about the disparity. Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Jobless Rate Drops, but Fuller Recovery Still Appears Distant The economy shed 20,000 jobs in January, but there were new hopes of economic growth as the nation's unemployment rate ticked down to 9.7 percent. Jim Lehrer speaks with a pair of experts about the latest numbers, as well as… Continue watching
Dec 04 For Singles, Job Losses Hit Twice as Hard When it comes to job losses, the economy's slide has been twice as painful for singles as it has for married adults. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Job Loss Slows in Nov., Signaling Some Recovery Employers cut the fewest number of jobs in November since the recession started in 2007. Judy Woodruff talks to experts about the unexpected good news and what this could mean for the country's economic future. Continue watching
Nov 05 Aid for Jobless, Homebuyers Clears Congress By Dave Gustafson Congress has passed legislation that would expand a popular homebuyer's tax credit and extend unemployment benefits in a bid to breathe more life into the struggling American economy. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Job Losses Rise, Dampening Hopes for a Quick Recovery Employers shed 263,000 jobs in September, more than analysts expected, bringing the jobless rate to 9.8 percent. Economics columnist David Leonhardt and labor expert Jacob Kirkegaard look at the numbers. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Obama Touts Economic Policies in Health Care Push President Obama traveled to Pennsylvania and Ohio on Tuesday to tout his administration's economic policies. Separately, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the recession is "likely over," but that a drop in the jobless rate is in all likelihood still… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Other News: White House Says Stimulus Has Saved 1 Million Jobs In other news, White House economic advisers reported Thursday that stimulus efforts have already created or saved more than 1 million jobs. Also, the Labor Department reported that first time unemployment claims fell last week. Continue watching