Bureau of Labor Statistics : NPR

Accessibility links

Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics

Stories About

Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. Jobs Lost (And Gained!), In Two Graphs

Jess Jiang and Lam Thuy Vo/NPR

Planet Money

U.S. Jobs Lost (And Gained!), In Two Graphs

December 6, 2012 • Here's what happened to jobs in 12 different sectors during and after the recession. The overall picture is ugly. But a few areas have been adding jobs.

For Obama, 7.8 Could Be Lucky Number

President Obama smiles during a rally Friday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

It's All Politics

For Obama, 7.8 Could Be Lucky Number

October 5, 2012 • The latest jobs report was good news for President Obama and not so much for Mitt Romney, whose campaign has been predicated on the argument that a bad economy requires a change in White House occupancy.

More from Bureau of Labor Statistics