Business Report: Boeing considering 737 MAX slowdown The Wall Street Journal reports that Boeing's board of directors is weighing a proposal to slow work at the company's 737 MAX plant in Renton while awaiting FAA approval to fly the jet again. Angela King
Technology America's tech economy needs to expand beyond Seattle, says report KUOW's David Hyde talks with Robert Atkinson of the Brookings Institution, about a new report on expanding the geographic reach of America's tech economy. David Hyde
Business Job Market Surges As Employers Add 266,000 Jobs In November U.S. employers added a better-than-expected number of jobs last month, boosted in part by the return of General Motors workers who had been on strike in October. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. Scott Horsley
Business Despite Job Boom, More Men Are Giving Up On Work The long economic recovery has brought unemployment to historic lows. But the number of men in the labor force during their prime working age has dropped significantly over the past 50 years. Jim Zarroli
Politics Hiring Steady As Employers Add 136,000 Jobs; Unemployment Dips To 3.5% U.S. employers added 136,000 jobs in September — a sign of continued resilience in the labor market amid growing signals that the economy is losing steam. The jobless rate was the lowest since 1969. Scott Horsley
National With Jobs Numbers Like These, It's Hard To See Why The Economy Is Slowing The U.S. economy is slowing down, but it keeps creating jobs at a healthy pace. Employers added 164,000 jobs last month — as analysts had projected — and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%. Scott Horsley Avie Schneider
National A Dad Wins Fight To Increase Parental Leave For Men At JPMorgan Chase Derek Rotondo filed a class-action complaint against his employer for offering more paid parental leave to women than to men. On Thursday, the bank announced it settled the case. Yuki Noguchi
National Hot Job Market Is Wooing Women Into Workforce Faster Than Men Over the past three years, women returned to the workforce at more than double the rate of men. Growth in industries that rely on women and heavy recruitment of women might help explain why. Yuki Noguchi
National Under Employers' Gaze, Gen Z Is Biting Its Tongue On Social Media The post-millennial generation, known as Generation Z, is entering the workforce at a time when 70 percent of employers check social media during the hiring process. Hafsa Quraishi
National U.S. Jobs Rebound To Solid Growth; Unemployment Holds At 3.8 Percent Employers added 196,000 jobs in March, bouncing back from February's weak growth, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate was unchanged at nearly 50-year lows. Scott Horsley
