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How the U.S. Economy, Americans Fared in 2011

How the U.S. Economy, Americans Fared in 2011

12/29/2011

PBS News Hour

How the U.S. Economy, Americans Fared in 2011

Clip: 12/29/2011 | 15m 36s

How the U.S. Economy, Americans Fared in 2011

From the jobless rate to a discouraging housing market and an aggravated lot of indebted college graduates, the year's defining economic stories kept a downbeat theme. Ray Suarez discusses 2011's economic impact with The Atlantic's Don Peck, the University of Pennsylvania's Annette Lareau and The Chicago Sun-Times' Terry Savage.

12/29/2011

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