The Administration’s Job Agenda

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President Barack Obama attends a breakout session, "Creating Jobs Through the Rebuilding of America's Infrastructure," during the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Dec. 3, 2009. - Pete Souza/Official White House photo

President Barack Obama attends a breakout session, "Creating Jobs Through the Rebuilding of America's Infrastructure," during the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Dec. 3, 2009.

Pete Souza/Official White House photo

The Administration’s Job Agenda

The nation’s unemployment rate may have dipped below ten percent for the first time in months, but tens of millions remain un- or under-employed. A look at the Administration’s job agenda and what it could mean for those looking for...

The nation’s unemployment rate may have dipped below ten percent for the first time in months, but tens of millions remain un- or under-employed. A look at the Administration’s job agenda and what it could mean for those looking for work.

Guests

Rea Hederman

is a Senior Policy Analyst with The Heritage Foundation.

Mark Zandi

chief economist of Moody's Analytics and author of "Financial Shock" and the forthcoming book, "Paying the Price."

Dean Baker

co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and author of "Plunder & Blunder the Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy" (PoliPointPress)

Jennifer Merritt

careers editor,
Wall Street Journal

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