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Who creates jobs? How economists see the Obama-Romney debate.
The debate about job creation is becoming one of the central themes of the presidential campaign. The answers aren't simple, many economists say – especially in the current climate of employment malaise.
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'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it
A stagnant job market has ramped up pressure on President Obama and Congress to find solutions. A Sept. 2 report from the Labor Department hammered the problem home: The US economy produced no net jobs in August. So, what can be done? There's no shortage of policy ideas. Here are 11 that include controversial proposals plus others that might win bipartisan support.
09/02/2011 07:35 pm -
US economy creates zero jobs in August: Is the risk of recession rising?
With the unemployment rate holding flat at 9.1 percent, the new report did little to ease debate over whether the nation could be dipping back into recession.
09/02/2011 01:12 pm -
US economy adds 290,000 jobs in April as recovery gains traction
The 290,000 jobs were spread across every sector of the US economy, the Labor Department reported Friday. Job-market recovery led more people to resume looking for work, driving up the unemployment rate to 9.9 percent.
05/07/2010 01:12 pm -
Just 11,000 jobs lost in November: a sign of improved job market
The US economy lost 11,000 jobs in November, far less than the 125,000 expected losses. Will a jobs recovery gain momentum faster than many economists thought was likely?
12/04/2009 12:00 am -
In tough times, US consumers forging new behaviors
American spending has fallen further in the past six months than it has since 1974.
02/02/2009 12:00 am -
Biggest hit as GDP falls: American exports
US output fell 3.8 percent at the end of 2008, but exports slid at a 20 percent rate.
02/02/2009 12:00 am -
Drop in GDP reflects significant problems in the world economy
President Obama names new task force to strengthen the middle class
01/30/2009 12:00 am -
How much federal help for housing?
Woes of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac revive debate on the role of government in the market.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
Economic woes raise fear of 1970s rerun
Stagflation may be back, but few economists think it will rise to the degree of a generation ago.
03/03/2008 12:00 am
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