Jan 10 Watch Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal 'unwinding' of labor participation Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal 'unwinding' of labor participation… Continue watching
Jan 10 A 'Perverse' and Chilly Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, but We're Leaving the Workforce in Droves By Paul Solman By Paul Solman My preferred word to describe today's unemployment numbers comes from Robin Harding in this morning's Financial Times: "perverse" (though you need a subscription to read the article). That is, a paltry 74,000 new jobs… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch News Wrap: Senate deadlocks on extending unemployment benefits By PBS News Hour News Wrap: Senate deadlocks on extending unemployment benefits… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Senate advances bill to restore benefits for long-term unemployed Senate advances bill to restore benefits for long-term unemployed… Continue watching
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