Unemployment

The first jobs report of 2012 shows a bright sign for the U.S. economy, with 243,000 jobs added in the first month of the year.

The unemployment number in the U.S. has dropped from 8.5 percent in December to 8.3 percent in January.

According to early numbers out ahead of official unemployment figures from the government out tomorrow, planned layoffs went up in January -- but that is actually fairly typical.

Gallup data shows the employment picture is improving slightly, and that many Americans support President Obama's plan to create tax breaks that bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.

Marketplace reporters Sarah Gardner and David Gura discuss their recent reporting trips to Nevada and Nebraska as they take the pulse of the nation ahead of the presidential election.

A year after Egypt's revolution toppled the old political elite, many young people complain there's democracy but still no work.

The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest in more than 3 1/2 years today, but is it falling fast enough?

After last week's relatively high weekly jobless claim numbers, they are back down this week -- to the lowest level in almost four years.

The two Republican primaries so far this year have been in states with relatively healthy economies. That isn't the case in South Carolina, where presidential hopefuls hit the ballot next.

Dig deeper into the unemployment numbers and you'll find some groups are not seeing improvement in their work lives.