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Economic data is good. But many aren't feeling it.

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 9, 2016
And that's a big reason Donald Trump won the White House.
Supporters listen to Donald Trump speak at a rally at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, during a campaign stop.
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With October jobs report, a chance to reflect on Obama’s economic legacy

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 4, 2016
Today we’ll have the final monthly jobs report — for October — before the 2016 election. September’s report put unemployment at 5 percent. Looking back, what do the jobs numbers tell us about President Barack Obama’s economic legacy?  When Obama first won the White House in November 2008, the Great Recession was in full swing. That […]
U.S. President Barack Obama walks toward Marine One while departing from the White House in Washington, DC. 
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Weekly Wrap: It's the first Friday of the month!

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 7, 2016
You know what that means.
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September jobs report is made for the spin cycle

by Andy Uhler
Oct 7, 2016
It's the most important jobs report before the presidential election in November.
Analysts expect the economy to have added 170,000 jobs in September.
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This election's about — and causing — anxiety

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 15, 2016
Some two-thirds of Americans say the vote is their No. 1 economic worry.
 
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Retailers already scrambling for holiday workers

by Reema Khrais
Sep 14, 2016
With the growth of online shopping, retailers are stepping up their recruiting.
Faced with a low unemployment rate and a boom in online shopping, retail companies are fiercely competing for workers. 
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Trump doubts government reports of low unemployment

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 4, 2016
Republican candidate Donald Trump charges government employment reports are politically manipulated, and that the "real" jobless rate is 24 percent or higher.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech during the Republican National Convention in July at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Men are still trickling out of the labor force

by Lewis Wallace
Jun 21, 2016
The U.S. workforce reached "peak men" a long time ago. Now what?
Workers break a concrete footpath beside a busy street in New York.
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The Federal Reserve in a quandary

by Gigi Douban
Jun 15, 2016
The Fed is sending out mixed signals about an interest rate hike.
Interest rates have been close to zero for almost a decade.
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More than half of 2015 grads are working

by Tony Wagner
Jun 8, 2016
What kind of work? That's another question entirely.
A student at Rutgers University shows her cap as she arrives to attend the 250th anniversary commencement ceremony on May 15, 2016 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. 
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