Jobs
Labor-backed think tank: Job slump will continue
July 12, 2011There's bad news for the nation's 14 million unemployed: Two top experts at the Economic Policy Institute say the jobs slump will continue.
Read morePresident needs to pivot back to jobs
July 11, 2011It is now 99 percent certain that the private economy is NOT going to cause the bad jobs numbers to change direction.
Read moreJobs crisis worsens, Texans call for people power
July 11, 2011The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase of only 18,000 net new American jobs in June 2011.
Read moreObama defends collective bargaining on Twitter
July 8, 2011Obama was using Twitter to go over the heads of the press corps, and to address people who don't read papers or watch TV but rely on social media.
Read moreBlack Caucus demands immediate action on jobs
July 5, 2011The CBC will be hosting a "For the People Jobs Initiative" in several urban areas stricken by high unemployment.
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