Feb 06 Employers Slash 598,000 Jobs in January By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. employers shed 598,000 jobs in January, pushing the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent in the latest sign of how the nation's labor market is retracting under the weight of the recession. Continue reading
Sep 05 Unemployment Rate Jumps to Five-Year High By Admin, PBS News Hour The nation's unemployment rate rose to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August, according to a new Labor Department report, as employers continued to cut jobs in a troubled economy. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Free Trade Hurts American Workers, AFL-CIO Director Says As the U.S. trade deficit hits a record $800 billion a year and manufacturing jobs continue to flow overseas, AFL-CIO policy director Thea Lee discusses free trade's impact on U.S. jobs. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Worker Shortages Post-Katrina Send Businesses out of Mississippi Facing a housing shortage along the Gulf Coast, many companies are finding it difficult to find employees and as a result, are being forced to relocate. The NewsHour reports on how Mississippi businesses are grappling with the economic aftermath of… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Archaeologists Find Workers’ Village Near Stonehenge A team of archaeologists has uncovered the remains of a village they believe dates from the same time as -- and is located a mere two miles from -- Stonehenge, one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch The Many Legacies of Andrew Carnegie Philanthropist and businessman Andrew Carnegie left a lasting impression on the American landscape. Correspondent Paul Solman looks at Carnegie's life, including how he made and gave away his money. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Essayist Richard Rodriguez Writes on Justice and Class NewsHour Essayist Richard Rodriguez shares thoughts on justice and class. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Mexicans React to Immigration Crisis in America Ray Suarez reports on the Mexican perspective on the border crisis with the United States. Continue watching
May 26 Watch Mexico’s President Tours Northwest U.S., Urges Immigration Reform President Vicente Fox traveled to the Pacific Northwest to visit migrant workers and meet with business leaders as the Mexican leader continues to call for humane and border-friendly reform to the American immigration laws. Continue watching