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Unemployed
Recovering from job loss
Aug 23, 2012
Author DW Gibson on what he learned traveling across the country talking with the unemployed for his new book, "Not Working," and one of the book's subjects, Bridgette Lacy, discusses what it's like to be jobless.
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Americans still feel gloomy about the economy
Aug 23, 2012
The latest data on unemployment claims put them near their lowest levels since the start of the financial crisis. Hiring is slowly ticking up. So why aren't Americans feeling better about the economy?
Unemployment workers face layoffs
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 7, 2012
As more people find work where there are jobs to be found, fewer workers are needed in state unemployment offices.
The downward spiral: Homeless in San Francisco
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Julia Scott
Jul 6, 2012
In the city by the bay, homeless citizens share how easy it is to lose the roof over your head.
'Boomerang Generation' hurts the economy
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Todd Bucholz
Mar 28, 2012
Commentator Todd Buchholz says young adults who return home to live with their parents are sapping the economy of needed vitality.
Checking in with the long-term unemployed
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 24, 2012
Jai Damian joined us back in September when the president gave his big jobs speech. Now she's here to update us on her job search and discuss what she hopes to hear from the president in the State of the Union.
U.S. Employment Picture at a Glance
Mar 4, 2011
U.S. employers added 192,000 workers in February and the unemployment rate declined to 8.9 percent -- the lowest level since April 2009. The illu...