On Friday, the Labor Department released the January employment report. A whopping 517,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.4%, the lowest level since May 1969. I joined CBS Saturday Morning to discuss the report and what it means about the economy.
I joined CBS This Morning to explain why people are still unemployed and what those searching for a job should do.
A July jobs report that saw 1.8 million new jobs created and a lowering of the national unemployment rate comes amid negotiations in Washington over a second stimulus package. However, the pace of hiring appears to be slowing as more states slow down or roll back their re-openings. I joined CBS This Morning: Saturday to discuss what this all means, and what the numbers say about the future of the U.S. economy.
The economy added 1.8 million jobs in July, dropping the unemployment rate to 10.2%. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss the numbers and whether a second wave of layoffs is expected at small businesses.
Two key reports show the impact of the pandemic. I joined CBS This Morning to explain what the historic drop in GDP and rise in weekly unemployment claims mean for the country's economy.
The economy added another 4.8 million jobs in June, dropping the new unemployment rate to 11.1%. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss whether the data indicates the beginning of economic recovery.
More than 1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss what the latest numbers mean and what soaring retail sales could indicate for an economic recovery.
More than 1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total jobless claims to over 44 million in the last 12 weeks. I joined CBS This Morning to explain why weekly job losses continue despite a big gain in May and why the Labor Department's own data is confusing.
The U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, stunning experts who anticipated losses on the scale of the Great Depression. I joined CBS This Morning: Saturday to discuss the new 13.3% unemployment rate and the outlook for Americans and the country as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
In a surprising turn, the economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, dropping the new unemployment rate to 13.3%. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss the reasons behind the unexpected positive data.
More than 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the number of jobless claims to more than 40 million over the last 10 weeks. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss which industries are scrambling to hire some of those workers.
More than 38 million Americans filed for unemployment over the last nine weeks. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss what this means for overall unemployment and new projections about how long the financial fallout could last.
Nearly 3 million Americans filed new unemployment benefit claims last week, according to the Department of Labor on Thursday. That means more than 36 million workers have filed for unemployment benefits in the past eight weeks. I joined CBS This Morning to explain the significance of the numbers.
A record 20.5 million Americans lost jobs in April, according to an unemployment report released by the Labor Department Friday. The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 14.7%, the worst since the Great Depression. I joined CBS This Morning: Saturday to unpack the staggering figure and discuss what it means for the future of the country.
The U.S. economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April amid the coronavirus pandemic. The national unemployment rate soared to 14.7% last month, the highest since the Great Depression. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss.
For the seventh straight week, unemployment claims are in the millions. More than 33 million Americans have now filed claims for unemployment benefits since mid-March. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss what this means to the economy and which Americans are being hit hardest.
The Labor Department's latest report says roughly 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. The figure, comparatively lower than the last five weeks, brings the six-week total to 30 million U.S. workers filing jobless claims. The devastating total reflects the coronavirus pandemic's effect on the economy, despite trillions of dollars in stimulus spending. I joined CBS This Morning to break down the staggering figures.
This week saw another significant spike in unemployment claims. Just over 4 million Americans filed for unemployment, bringing the pandemic's five-week total to roughly 26 million people without jobs. President Trump recently signed off on nearly $500 billion extra in addition to the initial coronavirus stimulus package, designed to help mitigate the pandemic's blow to the economy. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss what all of this means for the U.S. and American workers.
The Labor Department says 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment, bringing the total number to roughly 26 million jobless claims in the last five weeks since the pandemic began. I break down the number and the pandemic's impact on the economy on CBS This Morning.
More than 5 million people filed for unemployment in the last week as coronavirus lockdowns continue through the country. Although the number is lower than the previous two weeks, the figure rounds out a grim four-week span in which over 20 million Americans filed jobless claims. I joined CBS This Morning to talk about what that figure means for the U.S.'s road to economic recovery.