Jul 17 Watch Other News: Troops Killed in Iraq, Summers Says Economic Catastrophe Avoided In other news, three American soldiers were killed when their base was attacked, and reports showed that unemployment climbed to double digits in 15 states last month. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Other News: Obama Predicts More Job Losses, Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan In other news, President Barack Obama predicted job losses would likely continue to rise for the next few months, and six civilians working for NATO died in Afghanistan when their helicopter crashed. Continue watching
Jul 10 Staying Positive in a Down Job Market Yesterday, we posted the latest segment from Paul’s Making Sen$e series. In it, he spoke to two very distinct groups — laid-off white collar executives and ex-cons looking for work — and was struck by what he heard from… Continue reading
Jul 09 In Case You Missed It: Finding Work in a Down Market On last night’s NewsHour, Paul Solman got some perspective on the difficult job market from two very distinct groups: former executives and former prison inmates. What was striking when he met with the two groups of job seekers was… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch Questions Surface on Impact of Stimulus Plan Five months after President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus package, some of the money has begun making its way to states. Experts measure the impact the funds have had on local communities. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Palin Resignation, Minnesota Senate Election Resolution Top Week’s News Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson mull Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's surprise resignation announcement and the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling that Democrat Al Franken defeated Republican Norm Coleman for a U.S. Senate seat. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch June Unemployment Dims Prospects for Recovery After employers shed more jobs than expected in the month of June, the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high last month. New York Times columnist David Leonhardt talks about what the latest job numbers mean for the overall economic picture. Continue watching
Jul 02 Disparities in Unemployment Remain Across Patchwork Nation By Dante Chinni, Anna Shoup As national unemployment numbers for continue to rise, a look at unemployment through Patchwork Nation's community types offer some explanation of why some areas have experienced greater job loss than others. Continue reading
Jul 02 Employers Shed More Jobs Than Expected in June, Unemployment Reaches 9.5 Percent By Admin, PBS News Hour Employers cut more jobs than expected in June, nudging the unemployment rate closer to double digits and quashing hopes for a quick economic recovery. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 10:54 Many Left Uncounted in Nation’s Official Jobless Rate By PBS News Hour Paul Solman examines how the number of jobless people who fall outside of official unemployment counts offer a different picture of the nation's economic recovery. Continue watching