May 02 Obama, Merkel look for united front on Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford As more fighting has broken out in Eastern Ukraine, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be looking for a show of unity on the situation when they meet Friday at the White House. But if you want to… Continue reading
Apr 16 Obama, Biden to announce $600 million in job grants By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Striving to show action on jobs, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are hitting the road to trumpet $600 million in new competitive grants to spur creation of targeted training and apprenticeship programs that could help people land… Continue reading
Apr 07 Senate votes to extend jobless benefits for long-term unemployed By David Espo, Associated Press Updated | 6:21 p.m. EDT: WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the Senate voted, 59-38, to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed that expired late last year. Capping a three-month struggle, the approval sends the legislation to a hostile reception… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch What's the quality of the jobs gained in March? By PBS News Hour NewsHour takes another look tonight at the latest unemployment report. Bloomberg senior economist Nela Richardson speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about whether the the jobs counted as recovered are of the same quality as those lost in the Great Recession. Richardson… Continue watching
Apr 04 Part-timers are the dark side of the bright jobs numbers By Paul Solman The economy added a healthy 192,000 jobs in March, but what's worrisome, Paul Solman explains, is the rise in the number of people working part time because they couldn't find a full-time job. Continue reading
Apr 02 Post-recession economy leaving many blacks behind, Urban League reports By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press While unemployment has been a major impediment to African-Americans' economic progress, underemployment is a bigger obstacle for them than it is for whites or Hispanics, the National Urban League says in its latest State of Black America report. Continue reading
Mar 20 Unemployment rate among veterans drops, but remains high By Tom Raum, Associated Press The unemployment rate for veterans who served since 2001 dipped slightly in 2013 to 9 percent, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's down from 9.9 percent the year before, but well above overall civilian unemployment levels of around 7 percent… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch How the values, uphill optimism of the Millennials compare to older generations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Despite dip in unemployment, Yellen says Fed will hold low short-term interest rates for now By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 19 Yellen defends Fed's decision to forgo unemployment threshold By Simone Pathe The Fed’s policy-making body, the Open Market Committee, announced Wednesday they will again draw down purchases of bonds by $10 billion. Monthly bond purchases will now decreases from $65 billion to $55 billion. Continue reading