State and local budget deficits led to a surge in job cuts in education, and high gas prices hobbled the transportation industry, sending monthly planned layoffs up in April, according to job firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas

There are hints at improvement in the latest jobs numbers, but it's still not enough — and not everyone is counted.

The October jobs report is expected to show the U.S. economy added jobs, but not enough to dent high unemployment.

The tiny increases in jobs in the U.S. aren't anything to shout about, but it means that someone out there is now employed. We look at what it takes to get a job in today's market.

Today's jobs stats are bad news for Americans. But there's a silver lining for politicians on Capitol Hill. Republicans and Democrats are using the data as leverage in their debate over whether or not to raise the debt ceiling.

This final note on the way out, some perspective on the unemployment report we're going to get Friday morning.