Jan 08 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Relentless surge in infections forces more business to lay off workers In our news wrap Friday, U.S. employers cut 140,000 jobs in December due in large part to the pandemic, President-elect Biden signals a plan to release nearly all available vaccine doses after taking office, an Israeli court indefinitely postponed the… Continue watching
Dec 04 U.S. hiring slows sharply to 245,000 jobs as virus intensifies By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press America’s employers scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown. Continue reading
Nov 06 Unemployment drops to 6.9 percent and U.S. adds a solid 638,000 jobs By Associated Press The gain suggested that a tentative economic recovery may remain intact even in the face of a surging viral outbreak. Continue reading
Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading
Sep 17 COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even in the depths of the 2007-2009 Great Recession. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 3:59 Biden, Trump campaign in working-class Pennsylvania The demographics and the economy of Pennsylvania, which voted for President Trump in 2016 and is also the home state for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, have been changing. But jobs are still one of the biggest issues in the battleground… Continue watching
Sep 04 U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.4 percent even as hiring slows By Associated Press Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor Department said, down from 1.7 million in July. Continue reading
Aug 27 More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, again By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse. Continue reading
Aug 06 1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal checks end By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired. The Labor Department’s report… Continue reading
Jul 30 Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy plunging by a record-shattering 32.9% annual rate last quarter. It is still inflicting damage across the country, squeezing already struggling businesses and forcing a wave of layoffs that shows no sign of abating. Continue reading