Feb 18 Picturing hunger in America By Mary Jo Brooks "Hunger Through My Lens" gives digital cameras to food stamp recipients and asks them to chronicle what it's like to be hungry in America. So far, 15 women --who come from all walks of life-- have participated. Over the months,… Continue reading
Feb 17 Unemployment overtakes political gridlock as America's biggest worry By Simone Pathe Nearly a quarter of Americans cite unemployment as the country’s biggest concern in the February poll, up from 16 percent in January. Continue reading
Feb 16 What's your story of long-term unemployment? By Elisabeth Ponsot When the federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program expired on Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their long-term unemployment insurance -- a number that continues to rise as people across the country exhaust regular state benefits. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Unemployment rates are higher for young people, minorities By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Economist warns against overacting to January's lower-than-expected jobs numbers By PBS News Hour Just 113,000 new jobs were added in January, according to the Labor Department’s monthly employment report. The numbers failed to meet expectations, but the unemployment rate nevertheless ticked down to 6.6 percent. Economics correspondent Paul Solman deciphers the numbers with… Continue watching
Feb 07 Jobs report: 'Whatever you thought yesterday is pretty much what you should feel today' By Simone Pathe If you read the headlines, January's jobs report was, by most accounts, disappointing. The number of jobs added wasn't as high as expected, even though the unemployment rate ticked down. But Bureau of Labor Statistics data is more noisy than… Continue reading
Feb 07 Jobs report shows slow growth, lowest unemployment since 2008 By Cindy Huang The US economy added 113,000 jobs in January, 2014. [/caption]The jobs report for January was weaker than expected for the second month in a row, but also boasts the lowest unemployment rate since October 2008. The US economy added 113,000… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch News Wrap: Senate GOP blocks renewal of long-term jobless benefits By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Senate Democrats fell short by one vote to limit debate on a bill that would restore benefits to Americans who have been unemployed for six months or more. Also, the American Heart Association released its… Continue watching
Feb 06 Unemployment bill fails again in Senate By Associated Press Republicans have blocked legislation from advancing in the Senate to restore benefits for the long-term unemployed. Continue reading
Jan 31 Obama appeals to CEOs to hire long-term jobless By Alexis Cox President Obama has appealed to the nation’s chief executives to hire job applicants who’ve been unemployed long-term. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates nearly 4 million Americans have been without work for 27 weeks or more. On Friday, the president… Continue reading