Lackluster Jobs Report Highlights Economic 'Fear Factor'

Name: Lackluster Jobs Report Highlights Economic 'Fear Factor'
Uploaded: 2012-06-01T22:00:00Z
Duration: P642S
Description: A new jobs report released Friday showed the worst single month for job growth in a year, pushing the U.S. unemployment rate up to 8.2 percent. Margaret Warner explores what's behind the weaker jobs picture with Daniel Gross of Yahoo! Finance and Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial.

Clip: 06/01/2012 | 10m 42s

A new jobs report released Friday showed the worst single month for job growth in a year, pushing the U.S. unemployment rate up to 8.2 percent. Margaret Warner explores what's behind the weaker jobs picture with Daniel Gross of Yahoo! Finance and Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial.

Aired: 06/01/12

Rating: NR

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