Unemployment

Faces Of The 'Shecession'

We hear from three women from around the country about what this 'shecession' means for their future.

On Point

13:10Oct 22, 2020

'Shecession': The Pandemic's Impact On Women In The Workforce

These are not easy times for women. Gains in the workplace are being lost. We look at this “shecession.”

On Point

47:18Oct 22, 2020

Pakistani student Varsha Thebo, 27, poses on the campus of the International Student House where she resides, on the day of her graduation from Georgetown University in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. (AGNES BUN/AFP via Getty Images)

Class Of 2020: College Grads On Launching Careers, Lives Amid The Pandemic

The class of 2020 is stepping out into an utterly transformed world.

On Point

47:36May 18, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence visits the molecular testing lab at Mayo Clinic Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Rochester, Minn., where he toured the facilities supporting COVID-19 research and treatment. (Jim Mone/AP Photo)

Week In The News: Unemployment Rises, More States Open Up, Latest Coronavirus Numbers

We discuss the week's top stories with our news roundtable.

On Point

47:03May 1, 2020

In this Nov. 27, 2018 photo, signs hang from windows at the UAW Local 1112 union hall, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Tony Dejak/AP)

U.S. Unemployment Is At A 50-Year Low. But Not Everybody's A Winner

U.S. unemployment is at the lowest level in nearly 50 years. We look at who wins and who loses in a strong labor market.

On Point

47:02May 20, 2019

Americans Are Unhappier Than Europeans And Living Here Costs More. Why Stay?

As author Anne Mackin watches her son and his European fiancee decide where to live, she wonders how the U.S. can compete with Europe and Canada.

Cognoscenti

Jun 1, 2018

Students browse the offerings at the University of Toronto's 2014 Career Fair. (Aversan / Flickr)

How Your ‘Pedigree’ Prejudices Your Employer

Who gets the top jobs in America? A new book says people who look like the people who already have them. We’ll investigate.

On Point

46:51Jul 27, 2016

Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, center, speaks against allowing Uber and other app-based drivers to expand service to upstate New York at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink/AP)

New Laws For The New ‘Gig Economy’

Real life in the “Gig Economy,” and how American labor laws might change to make it better.

On Point

46:56Jun 23, 2016

Graduate students gives thumbs up as the President Barack Obama deliver the Howard University's commencement speech during the 2016 Howard University graduation ceremony in Washington, Saturday, May 7, 2016. (Jose Luis Magana / AP)

Jobs For New Grads

Newly-minted college graduates on the job hunt. We’ll look at who’s hiring, starting salaries, and strategies for landing that first job.

On Point

45:57Jun 9, 2016

In this file photo, President Barack Obama, left, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, center, and Canada's former Prime Minister Stephen Harper attend a news conference that concludes the North American Leaders Summit in Toluca, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Free Trade On The Campaign Trail

From Trump to Sanders, free trade is getting a thumping on the campaign trail. Could, would the United States really turn it around? Plus: inspecting stalled millennial wage growth.

On Point

47:07Mar 8, 2016

In this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 photo, job applicants fill out and turn in forms during a job fair at Dolphin Mall in Miami. (AP)

U.S. Economy Faces Threats Of A Slow Down

Is the U.S. economy slowing down? We’ll look at the leading indicators and the big global picture.

On Point

47:23Oct 27, 2015

In this photo taken, Wednesday, July 15, 2015, job seekers attend a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits for the week ending July 11 on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (AP)

Wage Growth, Job Growth And The Ongoing Unemployment Puzzle

Job openings at a record high, but many unemployed are still stranded on the sidelines. We’ll take a big look at the American job market, American wages and more.