Unemployment

Paul Smith, a single father and a longtime cook at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, is worried about losing his health benefits if the casino closes in December.

Workers Say Employers In Ailing Atlantic City Hold All The Cards

6:34pm November 14, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

A bankruptcy judge has approved pay benefits cuts for workers at the ailing Trump Taj Mahal casino. But in the city's grim job market, better-paying opportunities elsewhere are few and far between.

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Economy

Economy Continues Adding Jobs, Unemployment Rate Dips To 5.8 Percent

9:34am November 07, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The economy added 214,000 jobs in October, less than the 248,000 produced in September, but just enough to continue pushing the unemployment rate down.

Construction workers build a commercial complex in July, in Springfield, Ill. On Friday, the government said the unemployment rate had fallen below 6 percent for the first time in more than six years.

Unemployment Falls To 5.9 Percent, Lowest In 6 Years

1:19pm October 03, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The U.S. economy also added 248,000 jobs last month, according to Bureau of labor Statistics data that were stronger than expected.

Economy

Sen. Hagan Introduces Bill to Address Job Skills Gap

6:46pm August 05, 2013

A bipartisan bill working its way through Congress aims to combat the job-skills gap.

Economy

"Returnships" Are a New Twist on Internships

5:00am July 05, 2013

Completing an internship is a time-honored way for college students to gain both work experience and course credit.

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A man interviews for a job in Detroit. The unemployment rate for black Americans in Michigan was 18.7 percent in 2012, more that twice the rate for whites in the state.

Economy

Job Searching While Black: What's Behind The Unemployment Gap?

6:04pm May 25, 2013

by NPR Staff

Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie. And although the economy has improved in the last few years, the unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.

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Politics & Government

A Busy Day at the NC Statehouse

9:47pm February 12, 2013

There was a lot of activity at the statehouse in Raleigh today!