Net 245 thousand people went back to work in november. That is significantly slower than we have seen every month since we started gaining again. Private payrolls, only 344,000. Last month in october, that was 877,000. The unlimit rate does fall to 6. 7 , but that is in large part because fewer people were in the labor force looking for jobs. Heres the thing that i think is really going to be important as we look at how the pandemic reshaped the economy. You look at what happened with retail hiring. 35,000 jobs lost in retail in a month when they are usually hiring for holiday sales. Createdad 118,000 jobs in the warehousing and courier sectors, which are the people who work for the online sales departments. It is a real change. Finally, the total labor force is still 9. 8 million below where it was in february. So no matter how well we have come back, no matter what that initial v looks like, it is starting to flatten out now, and you still have almost 10 Million People who had jobs i
Bill would decriminalize marijuana while leaving state laws unchanged. Hows a top member explained the bill to members. Marijuana oppo reinvestment and expungement act 2020, or the more act of 2020. I am with great determination American People who in a ajority of democrats and republicans understand the importance of the more act, and it is important to pass a long overdue measure and of my ge the rest colleagues to do so as well. Promote ise today to drug use. Thoset rise today to harm young people who are in the beginning of their life. Today to undermine Law Enforcement. N fact, in speaking to a representative of the Law Enforcement community, dealing legislation detailing this legislation, there was a great relief and understanding and the justice that will be rendered with the act. Ge of the more it has taken us a long time to get here, and i would like to thank e opportunity to all of those who made it possible for us to consider this today. In particular, my colleague, our hous
The debate was hosted by the Atlanta Press club and georgia public broadcasting. Good evening and welcome. I am russ spencer. And you are watching the Atlanta Press club debate series. We are broadcasting from the studio of the georgia public broadcasting in atlanta, and we welcome viewers from across the state and the country. This is the runoff debate for u. S. Senate to fill the seat held by georgia senator Kelly Loeffler. Lets meet the candidates. In alphabetical order, republican candidate Kelly Loeffler, appointed to the senate in january 2020 to replace retiring georgia senator johnny isakson. She is part owner of the atlanta dream. Candidate Raphael Warnock is the Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist church in atlanta. The church where Martin Luther king jr. Was pastor. Lets meet our panel. Greg bluestein is a political reporter with the atlanta journalconstitution. Rayam the debate will be divided into three rounds and candidates will have 60 seconds to answer question and 30 sec
Suit in multiple states to stop vote counting. Heres a look at where things stand that hour. In the race to the 270 electoral votes to win the white house, according to nbc, Vice President biden has 253, President Trump as 214 we continue to await results from five critical states, pennsylvania, north carolina, georgia, nevada, and michigan. President Trump Holding on to the lead it is continuing to narrow as mail ballots are being counted the pennsylvania secretary of state will have an update next hour in arizona, President Trump narrowed the gap but biden is holding on to a 68,000 vote lead were still awaiting several hundred thousand votes in maricopa county, the most populous and diverse area in the state. A new count there expected to come later tonight and in georgia, Vice President biden has significantly narrowed the gap which recently stood at about 18,000 votes and more than 60,000 votes Outstanding New numbers from democrat leaning Fulton County coming any munn a minute and
Well have another big lineup to walk us through thoseresults and what they could mean for your money as well including investors like barry diller so the next 24 hours as i think we all know will be action packed one way or the other. Joe. Thanks, andrew. President trump and joe biden making their final arguments to the American People in swing state rallies last night we made history together in our years ago and tomorrow well make history once again. Were still in the battle for the soul of america, decency, honor, respect you better get out there and vote tomorrow, i will be so angry, ill never come back. Never come back. Im running as a proud democrat but i will govern as an american president for months cnbc has been bringing you exclusive data from our states play of battleground polls. Joe biden has a lead among likely voters in each of the six states that that poll is tracking they say the top issues were the economy, the pandemic and political corruption and check this ut, 46