Mar 06 Is Anyone Still Hiring? Question: Is anyone still hiring? Paul Solman: The number is now in: 651,000 jobs shed in February. Also, from the Bloomberg story this morning: “The payroll drop in January was revised up to 655,000 from 598,000 and December now… Continue reading
Feb 11 Will Any Plan That Puts People Back to Work Actually Stimulate the Economy? Question/Comment: Everyone seems to have an opinion on what will stimulate the economy and what won’t. Won’t anything that puts people to work stimulate the economy, and are there entities, and their analyses, that can project stimulatory effects of different… Continue reading
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