Layoff

Congress comes back on Monday, and may vote to extend benefits then, but the situation for many seems dire. Here are some of your stories.

The Labor Department released unemployment numbers which may indicate the beginning of a turnaround for the U.S. economy. The Wall Street Journal’s economics reporter Kelly Evans joins The Takeaway to talk us through the numbers.

From Wall Street to Main Street, mass layoffs are no longer unusual. But does that make them ethical? New York Times Magazine’s Randy Cohen doesn’t think so: companies have a moral obligation to think about the people and communities who are harmed.

Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project talks to The Takeaway about exactly how to get the most out of unemployment benefits.

In the latest indication of plummeting corporate confidence, companies in almost every industry from construction to pharmaceuticals have announced massive job cuts worldwide. The Takeaway talks to Jim Ellis, assistant managing editor at Business Week.