US mobility for young adults falls to 50-year low
By HOPE YEN Jeremy Bills works at his job as associate director at the Nashville Education Community and Arts Television office on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Bills,…
Employment figures
The shutdown’s surprise effect on jobs numbers
By JIM KUHNHENN President Barack Obama speaks at the Port of New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in New Orleans. The government shutdown may have affected October’s jobs numbers. But…
Obama to pitch US exports at New Orleans port
By JOSH LEDERMAN NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pushing his case for how to increase jobs, President Barack Obama headed to the Gulf Coast where he was to use the backdrop…
Stocks rise on unexpectedly strong job gains
By KEN SWEET Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the…
Solid US jobs data weigh on markets
By PAN PYLAS A man walks in front of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Asian stocks tracked losses in the U.S. on renewed concern the Federal…
US added surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs in Oct.
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER FILE -In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, file photo, job applicants arrives for an internship job fair held by the Miami Marlins, at Marlins Park in…
As US economy plods and pay lags, companies profit
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and KEN SWEET In this combination of Associated Press file photos, Trader F. Hill Creekmore, left, smiles as he works on the floor of the New…
LACK OF WORKER SKILLS THREATENS EUROPEAN RECOVERY
By LORI HINNANT and JORGE SAINZ Protesters at Athens university, wearing white masks, shout slogans during a demonstration, in central Athens on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. University staff suspended all…