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Economists, authors, and journalists talked about the increase in long-term unemployment and the ways jobs, training and wages in the U.S. could change in the future. Topics included past…

Bloomberg reporter Katia Dmitrieva spoke by phone about the May 2018 jobs report. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent, the lowest rate in the U.S. since 1969, and 223,000 jobs were…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the unemployment rate, which dropped to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent in May, the lowest rate in the United States since…

President Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, spoke with reporters the day after the president threatened to triple his initial tariff policy against China. The president issued the threat after the…

Professor Robert Whaples talked about the latest jobs numbers and the Trump administration’s trade policies.

Ben Leubsdorf spoke by phone about the latest unemployment numbers.

Muhammad Yunus talked about his book, A World of Three Zeros, about how to solve the problems of global poverty, unemployment, and climate change. He spoke with Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia…

Andy Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants and President Trump’s first nominee for Labor Secretary, talked about his book, Job Creation: How It Really Works and Why Government Doesn’t…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments from people who are unemployed to talk about their experiences in searching for a job. Karlyn Bowman spoke by phone about her report…

Eric Morath talked about the May 2017 jobs report and President Trump’s record on job creation so far.

Marianne Levine talked about the unemployment rate and the April jobs report.

Chris Rugaber talked about the March jobs report, which showed the creation of 98,000 jobs.

Steven Nelson talked by video from Capitol Hill about three House resolutions to overturn Obama administration Labor Department regulation limiting drug testing for recipients of…

President Trump and Intel Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich made brief remarks to the press after meeting at the White House. Mr. Krzanich announced plans to build a new Intel factory…

Representatives Diane Black (R-TN) and Liz Cheney (R-WY) made brief statements and responded to questions from reporters about their party’s priorities for the 115th Congress and the Trump…

Nicholas Eberstadt talked about his book Men Without Work: America’s Invisible Crisis, in which he argues that the collapse of work among American men constitutes an invisible crisis. He…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave the commencement address to Fall graduates of the University of Baltimore. She told the college graduates that current job market was the best it has been…

Scott Paul talked about President-elect Trump’s campaign promise to keep manufacturing jobs in the United States, including the recent deal with Carrier to keep 1,100 jobs in Indiana from moving to…

Professor Edward Glaeser talked about employment in the U.S. He argued that employment numbers were declining due to a combination of labor market trends and what he called “poisonous” government policies.…

The telephone lines, divided among those employed, unemployed, and others, were open for viewer comments on: “Unemployment Rate Rises to 5 percent, 156,000 Jobs Added” from the September 2016 jobs…