Job seekers line up for a career fair Thursday in Oak Brook, IL. Employers nationally cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.
07.02.09
5 percent unemployment: still a decade away?
The economy is recovering, but forecasters suggest that America is headed for a third straight 'jobless recovery.'
07.02.09
A better way to create jobs
Nurturing start-ups works even better than infrastructure projects.
07.02.09
Americans are working fewest hours on record
Unemployment is up again, and the average hours worked by those with jobs is at its lowest point in 45 years.
Reporter Mark Trumbull talks with CSMonitor.com's Pat Murphy about job losses in the global economy and what the US recovery might look like.
Reporter Mark Trumbull
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07.01.09 Coming to 25 states: higher taxesAnd more states may follow, as officials try to balance budgets in the midst of an economic slump. |
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07.01.09 ECONOMIC SCENE: The missing piece of the healthcare debateThe idea of a government-paid national healthcare system hasn’t gotten very far in the Washington debate. |
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07.01.09 New budget year finds many states still scramblingSome will need to make midyear cuts, beyond what they've sliced from their budgets already, say fiscal experts. |
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07.01.09 Fastest-growing cities seek to beat recession soonestCities in Texas, North Carolina, and California dominated the top 10 list of fastest-growing US cities in 2008. Reporter Patrik Jonsson talks about some of the reasons Raleigh, N.C. is one of America's fastest-growing cities. Reporter Patrik Jonsson |
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06.30.09 Home prices down – but not as much as the month beforeThe slowing pace of decline suggests that the US housing market is moving toward stabilization. |
