Dec 28 Watch How to track the lost unemployment dollars Extended unemployment benefits expire for some 1.3 million Americans after Congress fails to extend a recession-era program that steps in after state benefit limits are reached. Brenda Cronin has been covering the story for The Wall Street Journal. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 10:37 What’s at stake for the U.S. as Americans struggle to climb the economic ladder? What's at stake for the U.S. as Americans struggle to climb the economic ladder?… Continue watching
Dec 27 Unemployment benefits run out for 1.3 million Americans on Saturday WASHINGTON -- More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend. The development entails potentially significant implications for the recovering U.S. economy and sets up a… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch Reagan’s Labor Secretary: I Was Wrong About Inequality By PBS News Hour Reagan's Labor Secretary: I Was Wrong About Inequality… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Saturday, December 7, 2013 By PBS News Hour Veterans addicted to pain medicine, long-term youth unemployment, Mandela's jail cell. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch The long-term effects of unemployment among young workers Despite the improving jobs market, the unemployment rate among young workers, those between 16 and 24 years old, is more than double the national average. Bloomberg News reporter Victoria Stilwell talks to guest anchor Alison Stewart about how high rates… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Rosier-than-expected jobs report doesn’t improve outlook for long-term jobless Rosier-than-expected jobs report doesn't improve outlook for long-term jobless… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch News Wrap: White House lobbies for benefits extension for long-term unemployed News Wrap: White House lobbies for benefits extension for long-term unemployed… Continue watching
Dec 03 Aid for the long-term unemployed set to run out after Christmas Job seekers line up at an employment fair in Washington D.C. in 2012.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- Republicans controlling the House oppose a drive by Democrats to renew jobless benefits averaging less than $300 a week nationwide… Continue reading