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

The Economy and (30 Million Americans) Need a Lifeline

Government emergency efforts worked and the economy saw significant progress in May and June. But with the virus spiking in wide swaths of the country in July, hopes have dimmed hopes for a more significant third quarter bounce.

BlogMark TalercioAugust 2, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, economics, recession, GDP, stimulus check, stimulus checks, unemployment benefits, unemployed, unemployment

Here Comes GDP, and It’s Going to Be Ugly

The government is set to release the first estimate of second quarter GDP and it’s going to be a doozy.

BlogMark TalercioJuly 25, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, economy, economics, GDP, unemployed, 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

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

Coronavirus: Laid Off, Now What?

Mark TalercioMay 5, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, retire, retirement, retirement planning, jobless claims, unemployed, unemployment benefits

Five Weeks of Job Losses Erases 11 Years of Gains

Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 18th, putting the five-week tally at 26 million. To put that astounding number into perspective, it has taken just five weeks to sideline the same number of workers as jobs created since 2009.

BlogMark TalercioApril 24, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, recession, economy, jobless claims, job losses, unemployed, unemployment benefits

Coronavirus: Need Unemployment Help

Mark TalercioApril 21, 2020Jill Schlesinger, Jill on Money, corona, coronavirus, jobless claims, unemployed, unemployment benefits, retire, retirement, retirement planning

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