Its citizens left stranded by travel restrictions and also reports of threats bloodshed and forced eviction beneath the shiny veneer of saudi arabias planned megacity. Well for weeks we have seen the lines of the food banks stretching for kilometers was in the job center is overwhelmed with people its given us that physical picture of how badly the u. S. Economys been hit by covert 19 but now we have a concrete figure its this 114. 7 percent that is the Unemployment Rate for april in the u. S. Which tripled from the month before put another way that 14. 7 percent means more than 20000000 jobs have gone for some perspective this is worse than the global recession which followed the 2008 financial crisis and actually it creates a new post war record which was set back in 1902 that was when unemployment region. 11 percent but we can go back any further because its no exaggeration to say this is the worst crisis for the u. S. Economy since the Great Depression in the 1930 s. When one in ev
Preventing the u. N. Security council from agreeing on a pandemic resolution and also the news reports of threats bloodshed and forced evictions all beneath the shiny veneer of saudi arabias planned mega city. And a virtual vigil in the us for a black man shot dead while jogging in georgia this after the arrest of a father and son is. So were seeing the lines at the food bank stretching for kilometers within the job center is overwhelmed with people it is that physical picture of how badly the u. S. Has been hit by cope with 9 now though we have a concrete figure and its this 114. 7 percent that is the Unemployment Rate for april which tripled from the month before put another way that is more than 20000000. 00 jobs gone for some perspective if we go back this is worse than the global recession which followed the financial crisis of 2008 and if we go back further it even sets a new post war record that was previously in 1902 when unemployment originally 11 percent its no exaggeration t
Pandemic and accusations of slavery at sea in the leisure demands answers from china after the deaths of fishermen working on chinese boats. First begin in the us where numbers released china employment has surged in april the biggest in close to 90 year tens of millions of jobs were wiped out right across the country as coronavirus lockdowns bats of the economy unemployment skyrocketed to 14. 7 percent it was 4. 4 percent in march in april 20 and a half 1000000 jobs were lost the worst results in the Great Depression which began in 1929 far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped out its going now to our White House Correspondent kimberly. So kimberly its another day and another round of depressing numbers and it comes to employment right. Yeah not unexpected but certainly not what this white house wants to hear at the jobs all of the jobs created 6 donald trump came into office and even the ones created by the Previous Administration barack obama those have all
Slavery at sea indonesia demands answers after the deaths of fishermen working on chinese boats. And you should remember its low key commemorations take place to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war new. Im joining us go with sports as football returns to south korea the defending katie League Champions get off to a winning start inside an empty stadium but thank medical workers with their celebrations. Its just gone 15 g. M. T. We begin in the u. S. Where unemployment skyrocketed in april the biggest increase in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs were wiped out across the country this crowd of ours lockdowns better the economy lets take a closer look at those figures unemployment surged to 14. 7 percent compare that to just 4. 4 percent that was back in march 20 point 5000000 jobs were lost in april alone the worst losses since the Great Depression which. Gana 1929 and that far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped out and its goin
As. We read in the u. S. Where unemployment skyrocketed in april saying the biggest spike in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs were wiped out across the country this coronavirus lockdowns battered the economy lets take a look at those figures for unemployment surged to 14. 7 percent it was just 4. 4 percent back in march 20 point 5000000 jobs were lost in april along the worst losses since the Great Depression which began in 1929 and it far exceeds the 2008 global recession where 8700000 jobs were wiped out the White House Correspondent Kimberly Hawk and joins me now kimberly just put these unemployment figures into context for us. Well they certainly are not what this administration wanted to hear and i can tell you the u. S. President is trying to put a positive spin on these numbers acknowledging that they are unacceptable and also well he didnt address it directly certainly we have to point out that these numbers reflect all of the gains that he created in terms of jobs th