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Legal system fights against wage theft
A recent study shows that more than half of the country's 100,000 or so day-laborers were not paid for work they did in the last two months. Jeff Tyler reports what the legal system is doing to protect these workers. (08/18/2009)
Rural areas' hard times not in the stats
Nebraska has one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates at 5%. But numbers that may look good on paper don't always translate well in real life -- especially in real rural life. Sarah McCammon reports. (08/17/2009)
Motivated. Results-oriented. Jobless.
Last month's unemployment figures contained a ray of hope for recent college grads: their jobless rate of 4.7% was half of what people with only high school degrees experienced. Still, that's small comfort to commentator and new graduate Sarah Klenakis. (08/17/2009)
Workplace keeping its employees well
Employers may be cutting back on budgets and staff, but what they're keeping they're making sure is in top form. Wellness programs from cholesterol screenings to yoga classes are thriving in the workplace. Alex Cohen reports. (08/12/2009)
Cleveland summit aims for green jobs
The city of Cleveland will try and organize itself as a center for green jobs at a sustainability summit. Dan Bobkoff reports. (08/12/2009)
More people moonlighting to pay bills
One in 10 Americans took a second job last year, and that number is expected to double this year as moonlighting becomes a way of life in this economy. Lenora Chu reports. (08/12/2009)
Long-term jobless will still struggle
The economy lost 247,000 jobs last month, and that's a substantial improvement over earlier this year. But before we declare the recession over, commentator Justin Wolfers warns not to overlook the problem of long-term unemployment. (08/11/2009)
Need a job? North Dakota is calling
North Dakota has the healthiest labor market in the U.S. Thanks to a $700 million budget surplus and a big tax cut, the state has 9,000 job openings -- which it's hoping to fill with laid-off workers from the rest of the Midwest. Dan Bobkoff reports. (08/11/2009)
Jobless rate down despite more losses
The national unemployment rate declined slightly to 9.4% for July, 0.1% lower than the month prior. Yet, hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs last month. So what does this contradictory data mean? Mitchell Hartman reports. (08/07/2009)
Pink slips meet the digital age
When commentator Lisa McIntire was laid off, she wasn't handed a physical pink slip. Through social networking, e-mails and IMs, the ex-tech worker tells the story of how she found out her former employer had let her go. (08/07/2009)
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