April's disappointing jobs report: 6 takeaways
Posted on May 4, 2012, at 11:08 AMThe unemployment rate falls to 8.1 percent, but the economy adds only a meager 115,000 jobs, fueling concerns that the recovery is stalling once again
3 ways the job market is still in trouble
Posted on March 13, 2012, at 7:45 AMThe latest unemployment report was hailed as evidence that the economy had finally turned the corner. But are the headlines masking the true picture?
February's 'terrific' jobs report: 6 takeaways
Posted on March 9, 2012, at 10:50 AMThe unemployment rate holds steady at 8.3 percent, even as the economy notches its best six-month run since 2006
Unemployment benefits: Should drug testing be required?
Posted on February 17, 2012, at 5:12 PMUnder new legislation, the jobless will have to undergo drug testing in certain cases. If Republicans had gotten their way, it would have been all cases
The 'unequivocally strong' January jobs report
Posted on February 3, 2012, at 11:19 AMEmployers go on an unexpected hiring spree in January, pushing the unemployment rate to its lowest point in three years. But is all the news good?
The 'heartening' December jobs report: 5 takeaways
Posted on January 6, 2012, at 11:52 AMThe feds announce that 200,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, surpassing forecasts and adding momentum to the economic recovery
The 'happy holidays' jobs report: 5 takeaways
Posted on December 2, 2011, at 12:54 PMThe feds announce that 120,000 new jobs were added in November, while the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 8.6 percent. A 'Christmas miracle'?
The 'glimmer of hope' October jobs report: 5 takeaways
Posted on November 4, 2011, at 12:45 PMThe U.S. economy adds fewer jobs than expected, but there are still auspicious signs
The 'better-than-expected' September jobs report
Posted on October 7, 2011, at 11:56 AMThe feds offer a glimmer of hope by announcing that the long-stalled economy added 103,000 jobs in September
Obama's jobs plan: Will either side blink?
Posted on September 14, 2011, at 4:18 PMWashington faces yet another stalemate, as the GOP rejects parts of the president's jobs package and the White House vows not to carve up the bill
David Frum: We can't blame the poor for America's poverty problem
Posted on September 14, 2011, at 3:24 PMThey can't work when there aren't jobs
America's highest poverty rate in nearly 20 years: By the numbers
Posted on September 13, 2011, at 1:40 PMAn increasingly bleak job market is having devastating effects on the nation's families
Paying for Obama's jobs bill: Tax hikes for the rich?
Posted on September 13, 2011, at 10:03 AMThe president wants to fund his $447 billion jobs bill by scrapping tax breaks for hedge fund managers — and families making north of $250,000 a year
Obama's jobs plan: 'Dead on arrival'?
Posted on September 12, 2011, at 1:03 PMRepublicans and business owners are dismissing the president's proposal to fight unemployment — before Obama even sends it to Congress
6 ways Washington could create jobs
Posted on September 5, 2011, at 8:36 AMAs the economy sputters, Americans are angry that lawmakers have done relatively little to actually create jobs. What should they be doing?
The 'horrific' August jobs report
Posted on September 2, 2011, at 12:40 PMThe U.S. economy failed to add any new jobs last month — the worst showing in nearly a year. Does the report offer anything resembling a silver lining?
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