Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:50 PM PDT

Underemployed workers can't spend as much. Those individual hardships add up to a drag on the economic recovery. Beyond the 15 million Americans who have no jobs at all, millions more are caught in part-time or limited jobs that don't pay them enough to maintain their standard of living — much less contribute to the strong consumer spending needed to power the nation out of the economic doldrums.

U.S. Taxpayer Dollars for Jobs — in Iraq

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:30 PM PDT

As U.S. economy struggles under high unemployment, U.S. agency is investing $80 million to create jobs for Iraqis, like Ahmed Saad, a car repair shop owner Petraeus: Church Burning Korans Could Endanger Troops

Obama launches jobs push

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:32 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has announced plans to spend more than $US50 billion to create jobs rebuilding roads, railways and airports.

As Democrats fear rout, Obama launches new jobs push

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama Monday promised more than 50 billion dollars to create jobs rebuilding roads, railways and airports, targeting huge unemployment and ripping resurgent Republicans.