Program,ve callin washington journal. Heidi shierholz, former chief economist at the u. S. Department of labor earned the Obama Administration from 2013 to 2017. Now with the Economic Policy institute. Thank you for joining us this morning. Thanks for having me. Host wanted to talk about the impact of the pandemic on workers. What do you see . Its pretty grim. Its really bad right now. So as of mid april, the official Unemployment Rate had jumped to 14. 7 . But because of some misclassification and undercounting of people who had lost their jobs as a result of the virus, i think that a more accurate description of where we were in mid april is more like a 23. 5 Unemployment Rate. And weve had another five weeks of deterioration since then so its pretty grim. Really sachs which has a good Economics Research shop, they are forecasting that the Unemployment Rate average 30 in may and june. So its going to get worse before it gets better. Its pretty grim for workers out there right now. Ho
2027488000. Mountain and pacific, 2027488001. You can also send us a text at 2027488003. You can also post to twitter and facebook. With thoseis morning numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. The total number of confirmed cases in this country approaching 1. 7 million. On the right side of the screen, there is that figure, the death 98,929, 98,000 929. Nearly 100 thousand americans have died. A special pullout on the usa today, these are 100 people out of the 100,000 americans who have died from the coronavirus. Different ages, races, and backgrounds they point out. The next 100 days could define a new era, right usa today. It did not take longer than 100 days for the virus to claim the lives of nearly 100,000 americans. Thenimaginable toll, since first person in the u. S. Died from covid19, which is thought to have been february 6 in california. Borne out by the diminished rates of new infections and deaths in may is not enough to keep the u. S. From reaching that grim mileston
Shierholz, former chief economist at the u. S. Department of labor earned the Obama Administration from 2013 to 2017. Now with the Economic Policy institute. Thank you for joining us this morning. Thanks for having me. Host wanted to talk about the impact of the pandemic on workers. What do you see . Its pretty grim. Its really bad right now. So as of mid april, the official Unemployment Rate had jumped to 14. 7 . But because of some misclassification and undercounting of people who had lost their jobs as a result of the virus, i think that a more accurate description of where we were in mid april is more like a 23. 5 Unemployment Rate. And weve had another five weeks of deterioration since then so its pretty grim. Really sachs which has a good Economics Research shop, they are forecasting that the Unemployment Rate average 30 in may and june. So its going to get worse before it gets better. Its pretty grim for workers out there right now. Host phone numbers at the bottom of the screen
Saint georges day parade. And then they closed all the pubs in then they closed all the pubs in the area. I know because i was here. Is this final proof of two tiered policing in britain and believe me, you will not want to miss this fantastic story. Well meet the man who served in the special forces during the Second World War. Hes been celebrating his 102nd birthday in style. Look at him. He looks younger than me. And thats all coming up in your next hour. I want to show always a delight to have your company, sir. Yesterday we saw scenes of the Saint Georges day rally and the police tooled up. They got on their horses, they got their riot shields out. They got their riot shields out. They got their batons out. In a way, we would simply never, ever see on a pro palestine march by the way, theres yet another one of those happening in about two hours time, right outside here. Then they close all the pubs and ill be asking the question, is this now turning into a class war on the white w
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