Full Episode
Friday, Apr 16
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Nation
PBS NewsHour

Get news alerts from PBS NewsHour

Turn on desktop notifications?

unemployment rate

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • Live

Feb 08

Poll: Slim majority approves of Obama job on unemployment

By Emily Swanson, Associated Press

Americans' views of President Barack Obama have improved slightly in the past two months, and opinions are more positive about the direction of the country and the health of the economy, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.

Continue reading

Dec 22

More Americans optimistic about finding a job, most since Great Recession

By Eric Krupke

According to a new Gallup poll released today, 36 percent of Americans think that now is a good time to find a quality job. That’s the highest percentage since November 2007, before the start of the “Great Recession.” Gallup’s analysis…

Continue reading

May 02

Watch
Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force, foreign policy fights

By PBS NewsHour

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a mixed-bag jobs report boasting the lowest unemployment rate in five years, upcoming midterm primaries and critiques for President Obama’s…

Continue watching

Jun 07

Watch
No image
News Wrap: Economy Added 175,000 Jobs in May, but Unemployment Grew

In other news Friday, although 175,000 more jobs were created in May, unemployment rose to 7.6 percent. Also, a gunman fired at vehicles near a college in Santa Monica, Calif., killing one person and injuring several others. At the time…

Continue watching

Nov 02

Watch
No image
Shields and Brooks on Latino Voters, Last-Minute Election Factors

Shields and Brooks on How the 2012 Election Looks a Whole Lot Like 2004…

Continue watching

Nov 02

Watch
No image
Slow Growth Is Biggest Economic Challenge Facing Incoming President

Slow Growth Is Biggest Economic Challenge Facing Incoming President…

Continue watching

Jun 01

Watch
No image
Lackluster Jobs Report Highlights Economic ‘Fear Factor’

A new jobs report released Friday showed the worst single month for job growth in a year, pushing the U.S. unemployment rate up to 8.2 percent. Margaret Warner explores what's behind the weaker jobs picture with Daniel Gross of Yahoo!…

Continue watching

Feb 03

Watch
No image
Unemployment Drops to 8.3%, but It’s ‘Premature to Do Handstands’

Unemployment Drops to 8.3%, but It's 'Premature to Do Handstands'…

Continue watching

Feb 04

Watch
No image
What Clues Does ‘Strange’ Unemployment Report Hold?

January unemployment numbers sent mixed signals for economic recovery. The jobless rate dipped to 9 percent, but a survey of businesses found only a net gain of 36,000 jobs last month. Jeffrey Brown assesses those numbers with New York Times…

Continue watching

May 08

Watch
No image
U.S. Unemployment Climbs to 8.9%

Kwame Holman reports on the latest unemployment numbers and how the White House plans to aid the jobless.

Continue watching

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 2 3 4
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Friday, Apr 16

Additional Support Provided By:

  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Mutual of America: Your Retirement Company
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the NewsHour
PBS NewsHour

© 1996 - 2021 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Subscribe
  • NewsHour West
  • Jobs
  • Privacy

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Subscribe to ‘Here's the Deal,’ our politics newsletter

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour.

Support for NewsHour Provided By

  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Mutual of America: Your Retirement Company