industries fell and germany warned it might rags its production. final numbers are in for the fourth quarter. gdp rings in at 6.9%. the job market is in great shape. america s job sector added 455,000. growth was widespread. government s big monthly jobs report happens tomorrow. fortunate to have nayla richardson from adp. you call it the great realignment. the pandemic has changed how people view their jobs. strong job market and people have a lot of choices here, don t they? yes. good morning, christine. great to be with you. that s what it poils down to, choice. even as 4 million quit their jobs in february, over 11 million jobs were posted. there is ample opportunity and
this morning, we got a big hint where things are headed in our economic recovery. 385,000 new claims filed this week. that s 20,000 less than last week. it s setting up what s expected to be a drop in unemployment in tomorrow s big monthly jobs report. one jobs fair kicking off right now in florida really underscores a lingering issue that we are seeing across the country, employers actually having to woo employees back. that s especially been true in the leisure and hospitality industry. shaquille brewster is in hollywood, florida, where the hard rock casino is trying to fill nearly 500 open spots in a jobs fair. the big sell for potential
for three. trace: michelle, good see you. thank you, trace. trace: well, the big monthly jobs report is out and showsovey much a mixed bag. fox business will break the numbers down coming up. plus, some explosive new details from the trial of reputed mobster whitey bulger. remember the man on the prosecution s witness list who turned up dead on the side of the road? well, now we know just how he died. it involved a mysterious cup of iced coffee. that s coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points on
tsa, called for the audit. why are there so many cases and what is tsa doing about it? the report says they really can t get a handle on it. that raises a lot of issues. reporter: you re looking at some live pictures of the hearing getting under way. right on the dot at 10:00 is when it was set to start. at this hearing will be the deputy director of the tsa and the representative from the government accountability office. the government accountability office, they are the authors of this audit. carol? i know you ll keep an eye on that hearing. renee marsh reporting live in washington this morning. happening right now, too, army sergeant bradley manning in court. he faces up to 136 years in prison convicted in the biggest leak of classified information in u.s. history. but manning was found not guilty of the most serious charge, which would be aiding the enemy, and that spares him from a life
agency was set up after 9/11 to protect us, but it is perhaps best known for those pat downs that feel more or worse when a child is involved. remember this little boy who was forced to remove his shirt in 2010? that same agency is dealing with more than that this morning. cases of misconduct by tsa agents showed 26% over the past three years. more than 9,000 cases were reported. everything from stealing to letting family and friends skip through security lines to sleeping on the job. in fact, close to 2,000 of those cases could have been security threats. next hour, the tsa will have to answer to the house homeland security committee about that report. with more on the uptick in misconduct. good morning. good morning, carol. you know, the reporting of misconducts and follow up needs improvement, as well as their policies. they re a bit inconsistent.