The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
I understand that the Super Bowl is today. Although it hasn’t quite been the same, it will be nice to see 25,000 folks (and 30,000 cutouts) in the stands for a sporting event that brings the nation together in a day-long party.
I saw the TIME article. As Jeff Charles mentioned this week, this is both a doozy of information and not really a surprise.
I also know that Democrats still seem to have a hyper-focus on impeaching a person that is no longer in office. I see that CNN is also particularly interested in a group of Americans whose most-prominent leaders are facing legal trouble. Stories about organic food in prison and stripped committee assignments dominate the news cycles and attention spans of networks and legislators alike.
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, lowering claims to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to further job cuts in a raging pandemic.
Weekly unemployment claims jump to 965K â the highest total since late August
Keith Srakocic/AP
In this Tuesday, July 10, 2012 photo, people walk by the recruiters at a jobs fair in the Pittsburgh suburb of Green Tree, Pa. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in four years, a hopeful sign for the struggling job market. But the decline was partly due to temporary factors. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
By: The Associated Press
and last updated 2021-01-14 09:28:25-05
WASHINGTON â The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and evidence that the resurgent virus has caused a spike in layoffs.
US lost 140,000 jobs in December, the first monthly loss since spring
Keith Srakocic/AP
In this Tuesday, July 10, 2012 photo, people walk by the recruiters at a jobs fair in the Pittsburgh suburb of Green Tree, Pa. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in four years, a hopeful sign for the struggling job market. But the decline was partly due to temporary factors. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
By: The Associated Press & Scripps National
Posted at 5:41 AM, Jan 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-08 09:24:39-05
WASHINGTON â U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,000 positions, clear evidence that the economy is faltering as the viral pandemic tightens its grip on consumers and businesses.