Sep 07 Why wages are on the rise and other important numbers from the August jobs report By Gretchen Frazee The economy added 201,000 jobs in August, and the national unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent. Continue reading
Sep 06 Low unemployment means a criminal record is less of a hurdle By Gretchen Frazee Instead of choosing from a glut of applicants with bachelor’s and master’s degrees, employers are being forced to consider applicants with little to no training at all, including ex-convicts. Continue reading
Aug 03 The economy added 157,000 jobs in July. Here's what that means By Gretchen Frazee The U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 3.9 percent. Here are key takeaways from the latest jobs report. Continue reading
Jul 06 5 important takeaways from the June jobs report By Erica R. Hendry The U.S. economy surpassed expectations in June, adding more jobs than expected even as the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4 percent. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:04 Why May's jobs numbers are undeniably good May marked a record 92nd straight month of job growth in the U.S., featured better than expected wage growth, and unemployment fell to the lowest rate in 18 years. While America's economic engine appears to be firing on all cylinders,… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: February jobs report boasts most hires since July 2016 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported a net gain of 313,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent, as thousands started looking for work. Also, President Trump's newly announced tariffs on steel and… Continue watching
Feb 02 9 takeaways from the January jobs report By Daniel Bush The economy added 200,000 jobs last month, according to new data released Friday. Continue reading
Nov 03 6 takeaways from the October jobs report By Daniel Bush The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.1 percent. Continue reading
Oct 06 The unemployment rate and jobs total went down? What's up? By Paul Solman The unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in September, while the economy lost 33,000 jobs, according to the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest jobs report. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 8:47 How coming clean about financial struggle -- and counseling others -- became a calling By PBS News Hour Despite a prestigious career and graduate degrees from top schools, Elizabeth White stood at the edge of a financial cliff for many years following the Great Recession. Author of “55, Unemployed, and Faking Normal,” White is among many who have… Continue watching