Job creation continued to slow in November, as COVID-19 surged throughout the nation. Evidently, stock investors didn’t hear the alarm, as equities went up.

BlogMark TalercioDecember 4, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets, How to Decide, jobless claims, jobs report, unemployment rate, economy, unemployment benefits

Virus Infects July Jobs

Despite two strong months of job gains in May and June, the uptick in cases in the South and West prompted municipalities to tighten rules; caused consumers and businesses to slow down their efforts to return to pre-pandemic behavior; and slowed down job growth in July.

BlogMark TalercioAugust 7, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, economics, jobless claims, unemployment report, unemployment, unemployment benefits

Coronavirus: Laid Off, Now What?

Mark TalercioJune 25, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, coronavirus, retire, retirement, jobless, jobless claims, unemployment, unemployment benefits

The Gigantic Economic Hole

Imagine you are asked to fill a 12-foot deep hole. Now imagine that the hole is only 11.5 feet deep. Feel better? Of course 11.5 is better than 12, but the task ahead is immense.

BlogMark TalercioJune 13, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, recession, depression, economy, economics, Powell, Jerome Powell, jobless, jobless claims

May Jobs Report Shocker

In a startling reversal, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy ADDED 2.5 million jobs in May, versus the 8 million drop in payrolls that was expected.

BlogMark TalercioJune 5, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, recession, economy, economics, unemployment, unemployed, jobless claims

Coronavirus: Future of Work Part Two

Mark TalercioMay 17, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, recession, economy, jobless claims, unemployed, LinkedIn, work from home

Coronavirus: Future of Work Part One

Mark TalercioMay 16, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, LinkedIn, Dan Roth, work from home, economy, jobless claims, unemployment

Powell to Congress: Just Do It!

Analysts have replaced the hopes/predictions of a quick turnaround with a new image: the Nike Swoosh recovery, where the economy crawls out of the cataclysmic hole and takes two or three years to return to where it was prior to the outbreak.

BlogMark TalercioMay 15, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, recession, economy, jobless claims, unemployed, unemployment benefits

Virus Vaporizes Jobs

The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April and the unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent.

BlogMark TalercioMay 9, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, recession, depression, economy, jobless claims

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