To 20 percent of the countrys workforce out of their jobs these are not just numbers they are people who are suffering well not out in the. Financial and. Also makes things. Or. Also trying to. Make rent out and the number is likely higher because of old filing systems many people have yet to be able to file for unemployment data samone has been trying for 2 months ariane of patients im still one of the millions i do understand. But its ridiculous some politicians are anxious to reopen the economy like iowas governor trying to force people back to work if you are an employer and you offer to bring your employee back to work and they decide not to thats a valid terry. And whats more im looking for part of a quit ok about see we dont have happen very often its a valid terry quit and so therefore they would not be eligible for the unemployment the employment money and the us president is promising a quick rebound as well were going to rebuild it were going to rebuild it back as fast as we
A virtual vigil in the us for a black man shot dead while jogging in georgia after the rest of a father and son for murder. Welcome to the program for weeks weve seen lines at the food bank stretching for miles and job centers overwhelmed with people its given us a picture of how badly the u. S. Economy has been hit by cope with 19 but now we have the most concrete figure yet 14. 7 percent thats the Unemployment Rate for april which tripled from the month before to put it another way thats more than 20000000. 00 jobs gone for perspective its worse than the global recession which followed the 2008 financial crisis and it created a new postwar record previously set in 1902 when unemployment reached nearly 11 percent so its no exaggeration to say this is the worst crisis for the u. S. Economy since the Great Depression of the thirtys when one in every 4 American Workers had no job from washington d. C. Particle reports. Its a remarkable statistic 20500000 americans are out of work numbers
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
After the deaths of fishermen working on chinese boats. That is why the charges to americans with terrorism and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Will begin in the us where unemployment skyrocketed in april seeing the biggest spike in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs were wiped out across the country his coronavirus lockdowns battered the economy lets take a closer look at the figures unemployment surged to 14. 7 percent was just 4. 4 percent in march 20 point 5000000 jobs were lost in a hole the worst losses since the Great Depression which began and 929. And it far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped dolls. House correspondent kimberly how could joins me now live kimberly these are shocking figures not unexpected in a way but this will not be what the Trump Administration wants to hair. No but the White House Press secretary in just the last few moments defending these numbers as something that the United States can rebound from in her words