Jan 07 December’s Job Numbers: Do They Represent All Job Seekers? By Paul Solman I was all set to label our monthly post on the unemployment data "Hold Your Horses" or "Not So Fast," a warning not to overplay the apparently sizable drop in the official unemployment rate from 9.8 percent to 9.4. But… Continue reading
Jan 05 Paul Solman As You’ve Never Seen Him Before Paul gets even more animated than usual -- with a new crib, new specs, new accent -- to tell you about our latest story, So You Have a Liberal Arts Degree and Want a Job?… Continue reading
Jan 03 Happy New Year? Job Market Looking Up for College Grads? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: A poor economy does not bode well for college grads trying to enter the job market. "The last couple of years have been a very, very tough time to be coming out of college," said Richard White in… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch Wall Street Enjoys ‘Rip-Roaring’ 2 Years, But Main Street’s Woes Remain The slow process of economic recovery is far from over for the U.S., but there were glimmers of good news in 2010's closing days as jobless benefit claims hit their lowest level in 30 months and the stock market gained… Continue watching
Dec 06 Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement By Elizabeth Shell Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add… Continue reading
Dec 06 Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement By Elizabeth Shell Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Brooks, Marcus Tackle Tax Reform, Deficits, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Columnists David Brooks and Ruth Marcus sort through the week's top political headlines, including the November job numbers, the future of "don't ask, don't tell" and President Obama's surprise trip to Afghanistan. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch New Jobs Report Disappoints as Challenges Mount for Long-Term Unemployed November's job numbers showed unemployment rising to 9.8 percent -- a disappointing surprise for analysts. Employers added only 39,000 jobs, compared to 172,000 in October. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's ahead for the economy and unemployed people with Lisa Lynch of… Continue watching
Dec 03 Unemployment Verdict: Worse Than it Appears By Elizabeth Shell The verdict on today's unemployment numbers is unequivocal. Conservative economist Peter Morici writes: "Terrible! Only 39,000 new jobs created is awful. After we back out health care and social services, which are largely government funded, the private sector… Continue reading
Dec 03 Unemployment Figures: Worse Than They Appear By Paul Solman The verdict on today's unemployment numbers is unequivocal. Conservative economist Peter Morici writes: "Terrible! Only 39,000 new jobs created is awful. After we back out health care and social services, which are largely government funded, the… Continue reading