Marketplace reporters Sarah Gardner and David Gura discuss their recent reporting trips to Nevada and Nebraska as they take the pulse of the nation ahead of the presidential election.

A year after Egypt's revolution toppled the old political elite, many young people complain there's democracy but still no work.

The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest in more than 3 1/2 years today, but is it falling fast enough?

After last week's relatively high weekly jobless claim numbers, they are back down this week — to the lowest level in almost four years.

The two Republican primaries so far this year have been in states with relatively healthy economies. That isn't the case in South Carolina, where presidential hopefuls hit the ballot next.

Dig deeper into the unemployment numbers and you'll find some groups are not seeing improvement in their work lives.

This year's holiday season was slightly bigger by volume, but the week after the holidays saw a bit of a slide.

Commentator Robert Reich says they can be for President Obama.