Trump’s 2020 jobs bet unravels amid worst slump since Depression

An unemployment rate for April of 14.7%, the highest since the 1930s, is difficult for any politician to keep at arm’s length......»»

An unemployment rate for April of 14.7%, the highest since the 1930s, is difficult for any politician to keep at arm’s length......»»

An unemployment rate for April of 14.7%, the highest since the 1930s, is difficult for any politician to keep at arm’s length......»»

The April 2020 jobs report, which will be released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this Friday, is expected to give a chilling account of the labor market, showing layoffs surged and unemployment rose to Great Depression levels last month......»»

It should be no surprise that the outlook for the economy is grim, but a prediction for the entire world is that we are facing the worst recession since the Great Depression. Veuer’s Justin Kircher has the numbers......»»

Unemployment among basic-income recipients in Stockton, California, dropped from 12% in February 2019 to 8% in February 2020. Lorrine Paradela, a 45-year-old single moth.....»»

Businesses sharply cut back on the number of people they hired at the end of 2020, a new survey shows, with most of the decline at restaurants, hotels and other companies hurt most by the coronavirus. The U.S. lost a net 5.5 million jobs in 2020......»»

The U.S. has three million fewer jobs than it did when Trump took office. Economists blame both the pandemic and the president's ineffective response to it......»»

Even people who have kept their jobs have had a miserable 2020, so giving them a one-time check isn't the worst economic idea in the .....»»

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the job market in the Asia-Pacific region, with an estimated 81 million jobs lost in 2020, according to a new report from the Intenational Labor Organization (ILO)......»»

Watch Live: President Trump Updates Press On "Vaccine Development" Amid Beijing Showdown Tyler Durden Fri, 05/15/2020 - 11:53 On a day where tensions between the US and China have dominated the busine.....»»

Sales at U.S. retailers sank a record 16.4% in April after coronavirus lockdowns shuttered much of the economy, cost millions of jobs and triggered an unprecedented slump in consumer spending......»»

Sales at U.S. retailers sank a record 16.4% in April after coronavirus lockdowns shuttered much of the economy, cost millions of jobs and triggered an unprecedented slump in consumer spending......»»

Sales at U.S. retailers sank a record 16.4% in April after coronavirus lockdowns shuttered much of the economy, cost millions of jobs and triggered an unprecedented slump in consumer spending......»»

U.S. stock-index futures traded sharply lower Thursday after data showed nearly another 3 million Americans lost jobs last week, down slightly from the prior week, but it still means about 36 million jobs have been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic......»»

San Diego Unemployment Rate Nearly 27%, Breaking County Record Set During Great Depression With the worst jobs report in history under our belt, which saw a record 20.5 million jobs lost in April, an.....»»

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The U.S. unemployment rate exploded to 14.7% in April after more than 20 million jobs were lost to the coronavirus, but that is just the official number. The real jobless rate was at least 20%......»»

Nightmarish April Jobs Report Reflection of Trump’s Failed Response to COVID-19 Crisis Q1 2020 hedge fund.....»»

Asian stocks were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday, after upbeat corporate earnings took the focus off upcoming data that is expected show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years......»»