Posts tagged jobless claims
CBS Saturday Morning: January Jobs Boom

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.

CBS This Morning: July Jobs Report

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.

CBS This Morning: Record Unemployment

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.

CBS This Morning: More Devastating Jobless Claims

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.

CBS This Morning: The Next Stimulus Package

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.

CBS This Morning: Over 5 Million Americans File for Unemployment

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.