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
Dec 03 Breaking Down the November Unemployment Numbers By Elizabeth Shell Unemployment rose little in November, with the official rate edging up slightly from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent. The government's broadest measure of unemployment stayed steady at 17 percent. This figure includes the unemployed plus all who are only marginally… Continue reading
Nov 22 Small Business Owners and the Bush Tax Cut Debate: No Easy Answers By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Howard Herbst Question: Republicans say they want to keep the Bush… Continue reading
Nov 22 Small Business Owners and the Bush Tax Cut Debate: No Easy Answers By Elizabeth Shell Name: Howard Herbst Question: Republicans say they want to keep the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to protect small businesses. Can't the tax code be quickly and easily redesigned to allow small business income reported on an individual (personal)… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch Krugman: Jobs Report Shows Labor Market 'Going Sideways' Private-sector job growth in October surprised analysts, but U.S. unemployment held steady at 9.6 percent. "This is not progress," economist Paul Krugman told Judy Woodruff, while Douglas Holtz-Eakin said job growth has hit an "unacceptable anemic pace."… Continue watching