Resorts, theme parks short on workers as they open for summer

One Jersey Shore amusement park has 1,500 job openings, with rides scheduled to open to the public on Saturday.

• May 5, 2021

Pizza joint gives back

The owners of Slim and Husky's are trying to set an example by finding success in North Nashville, Tennessee. Forty percent of people in the neighborhood are living in poverty, and the unemployment rate is three times that of the rest of the city. Jim Axelrod reports.

• Aug 10, 2017
• 2:14

Why is wage growth still slow?

On Friday, the Dow hit its eighth consecutive record high and at the same time the Department of Labor released the July jobs report showing an increase of more than 200,000 jobs and unemployment falling to a 16-year low. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss why the unemployment rate doesn't tell the whole story, what other number we need to pay attention to for a fuller picture of the labor market and why wage growth has been so sluggish.

• Aug 5, 2017
• 3:38

Las Vegas looking to bounce back post-pandemic

Las Vegas has seen a rise in visitors and unemployment numbers are starting to come down after the pandemic hit the Nevada city particularly hard. Business owners and residents are optimistic the city can recover once the pandemic is under control. Anna Werner reports.

• May 1, 2021
• 2:22

Restaurants face new COVID-19 challenge: Finding workers

Eateries are starting to reopen, but workers are in short supply. Employers are dangling bonuses and other incentives.

• Apr 30, 2021

April jobs report

The job market surpassed expectations in April with 211,000 added jobs, and unemployment dropped to its lowest rate in 10 years. CBS News MoneyWatch's Jill Wagner reports from the New York Stock Exchange.

• May 5, 2017
• 2:49

Unemployment rate dips

Employers pumped the brakes on hiring in March, the Labor Department announced. Just 98,000 jobs were added as the unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger weighs in on the numbers.

• Apr 7, 2017
• 1:29

Preview: You're Fired

It was supposed to give American companies access to the best tech talent in the world, but loopholes in the H-1B visa program allow firms to outsource American jobs and displace American workers. Bill Whitaker reports on Sunday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT.

• Mar 16, 2017
• 1:18

Trump's unemployment claims

During his address, President Trump claimed that 94 million Americans are out of work. That figure includes students, retirees and others are disabled or caring for someone at home. It is not an unemployment figure.

• Mar 1, 2017
• 0:39

Trump ends delay and signs COVID relief bill

President Trump signed a bipartisan $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package Sunday, ending a days-long standoff with Congress. The bill also includes $1.4 trillion in funding to avoid a government shutdown. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM with the latest.

• Dec 28, 2020
• 5:38

Millions grappling with growing medical debt

The pandemic's high unemployment, loss of income and COVID-19 treatments are driving the trend.

• Apr 27, 2021
• 1:23

How A.I. hits jobs

London Mayor Sadiq Khan discusses with CBS News the potential impact of A.I. on urban jobs in the not-too-distant future.

• Jan 19, 2017
• 0:44

"Hard Brexit" warning

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, tells CBS News a "hard Brexit" could hurt his city's standing as a global financial capital.

• Jan 19, 2017
• 4:43

Rising interest rates

The Federal Reserve voted unanimously Wed. to raise interest rates one quarter of one percent. Fed Chair Janet Yellen cited falling unemployment as one reason for the move. Anthony Mason reports on how the raise may impact consumers.

• Dec 14, 2016
• 1:15

Some lawmakers are pushing permanently higher jobless aid

A group of Democrats are pushing for an overhaul of the system, arguing that it leaves millions of workers behind.

• Apr 24, 2021

Jobless claims fall for 2nd straight week

First-time unemployment claims fell to 547,000 last week, the lowest point since the start of the pandemic. Lori Bettinger, president of BancAlliance and former director of the Troubled Asset Relief Program during the Obama administration, joined CBSN to discuss what the latest job numbers mean for the current state of the U.S. economy.

• Apr 22, 2021
• 5:37

Unemployment claims fall to pandemic-era low

About 547,000 people filed for jobless aid last week, the lowest level of claims in more than a year.

• Apr 22, 2021

Men who don't work

A recent article from The Wall Street Journal highlights one demographic group that continues to struggle in the job market: American men. The author of the article, Nicholas Eberstadt, joins CBSN to discuss the "quiet catastrophe" that is burdening American men.

• Sep 5, 2016
• 5:29

Donald Trumps full speech

Donald Trump spoke in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, where he made a pitch to African-Americans, and stated that under President Barack Obama, unemployment and poverty rates have risen. Trump also invited women on the stage who said their children were killed by people who were in the country illegally. Watch the full speech here.

• Aug 23, 2016
• 48:14

Jobs are booming. Here's which industries are leading the way.

Even as millions of Americans remain unemployed, job listings in some sectors are surging above pre-pandemic levels.

• Apr 20, 2021

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to to lowest level in March since 1973.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to to lowest level in March since 1973; and good news for those procrastinating on their taxes -- due to a Washington D.C. holiday, the tax deadline was extended 3 days. Jill Wagner joins CBSN with more of today's business headlines.

• Apr 15, 2016
• 1:07

Critical Condition, Talking to the Past

Struggling in a coronavirus-ravaged economy; And, Holocaust survivors will be able to share their stories after death thanks to a new project

• Apr 5, 2020
• 43:29

The Jobless, Where Did the Money Go?, The State of Texas

Americans unemployed by coronavirus share their stories; Then, small, medium-sized farmers on edge while trade war bailout money goes to some surprising recipients; And, medical workers using own money to keep health care system afloat in rural Texas.

• May 3, 2020
• 43:20

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from the April 1, 2016 edition

In an interview that will air Sunday on "Face the Nation," GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump was asked about his comments earlier this week on abortion; when Sonia Vallabh was diagnosed with a rare incurable disease five years ago, she and her husband decided to take matters into their own hands

• Apr 1, 2016
• 20:40

Although the unemployment rate is at 5 percent nationally, it's much higher for black and hispanic males -- 19.7 and 10.8 percent, respectively

Although the unemployment rate is at 5 percent nationally, it's much higher for black and hispanic males -- 19.7 and 10.8 percent, respectively. But a program called STRIVE is working hard to change that statistic, and they've been successful in improving the lives of almost 66,000 people. Elaine Quijano reports

• Apr 1, 2016
• 3:19

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