WASHINGTON WEEK

121213_thisweek

WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

TONIGHT: AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IMPROVEMENTS, INCOME INEQUALITY, AND REMEMBERING NELSON MANDELA

Official jobs figures released Friday show more than 200-thousand jobs were added in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 7-percent—among the strongest months for job growth in 2013. And while the job market appears to be steadying, wages for many workers remain stagnant. President Obama spoke out this week about income inequality and the need to increase the Federal minimum wage calling the growing gap between the rich and poor “a fundamental threat to the American dream.” David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal will have analysis of the latest economic indicators and explain what they reveal about the stability of the U.S. Recovery.


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