Economy

An employee stocks the toy section of a Walmart on Black Friday in King of Prussia, Pa.

Economy

Job Market Surges As Employers Add 266,000 Jobs In November

4:25pm December 06, 2019

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added a better-than-expected number of jobs last month, boosted in part by the return of General Motors workers who had been on strike in October. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race

The News Roundup - Domestic

2:42pm December 06, 2019

The next phase of the impeachment process begins. A Democratic contender drops out of the presidential race. And the Attorney General weighs in on protests against police.

NATO Leaders Summit Takes Place In The UK - Day Two

The News Roundup - International

2:42pm December 06, 2019

A viral video showed world leaders appearing to mock President Trump, a rising death toll in Iran and more.

U.S. farmers have suffered a one-two punch of bad weather, which makes it hard to grow crops, and tariffs, which make it hard to sell what they grow.

How Hard Are Tariffs Hitting The Economy? It Depends On Who You Ask

12:21pm December 06, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The U.S. economy is still growing, but trade tensions have taken a toll — especially on factories and farms. The trade war's impact on the overall economy is being debated.

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Drew Lehman of Lansdale, Pa., became unable to work after a traumatic car accident. He's one of hundreds of thousands of borrowers who qualify to have their student loans erased because of significant, permanent disabilities.

Lawmakers Call For Investigation After NPR Report On Troubled Student Loan Program

4:33pm December 05, 2019

NPR found the vast majority of student loan borrowers with disabilities aren't getting the debt relief they're owed. Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking for an investigation.

GM and LG Chem say they'll create more than 1,100 jobs in the area around Lordstown, Ohio — where GM closed a manufacturing plant earlier this year. Here, GM's former Lordstown Complex is seen one year ago.

GM And LG Chem Plan $2.3 Billion Electric Battery Venture In Ohio

3:29pm December 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The two companies expect to create more than 1,100 jobs in northeast Ohio. The new plant will be built near GM's Lordstown facility that was shuttered earlier this year.

Over the last four decades, incomes in the United States have grown much less equal. Inequality is less pronounced in Western Europe.

Why America's 1-Percenters Are Richer Than Europe's

1:47pm December 05, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The share of total income of the top 1% of earners in the U.S. more than doubled over four decades. But in Europe, the gains were less dramatic. What accounts for the difference across the Atlantic?

The long economic recovery has brought unemployment to historic lows. But the number of men in the labor force during their prime working age has dropped significantly over the past 50 years.

Economy

Despite Job Boom, More Men Are Giving Up On Work

10:21am December 05, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

The long economic recovery has brought unemployment to historic lows. But the number of men in the labor force during their prime working age has dropped significantly over the past 50 years.

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Economy

Leaving The Workforce

9:01am December 05, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

Hidden behind reports of low unemployment are Americans who have given up and stopped looking for work altogether. A significant number of them are men in the prime of life in rural America.

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Economy

SNAP Recipients Could Lose Benefits Under New Rule

5:07am December 05, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks with Elaine Waxman of the Urban Institute about a new Trump administration move to tighten work requirements for some food stamp recipients.

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