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on October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. on October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
WH Adviser: Unemployment Will Be In Double Digits By November Election
By Summer Concepcion
05.24.20 | 10:19 am
2.4 Million Unemployment Claims Were Filed Last Week As COVID Continues To Wreck Economy
By Cristina Cabrera and Associated Press
05.21.20 | 8:36 am
PASADENA, CA - MAY 14:  Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los Angeles Career Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 14, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Nineteen exhibitors offer job and educational opportunities as well as advice from the Board of Equalization at the event that is open to the general public.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) PASADENA, CA - MAY 14:  Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los Angeles Career Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 14, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Nineteen exhibitors offer job and educational opportunities as well as advice from the Board of Equalization at the event that is open to the general public.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Nearly 3 Million Unemployment Claims Filed Last Week
By Cristina Cabrera and Associated Press
05.14.20 | 8:33 am
WH Adviser Belittles Media Coverage Of Staggering Unemployment As ‘Pity Party’
By Cristina Cabrera
05.11.20 | 1:44 pm
on October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. on October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
WH Economic Adviser Predicts Jaw-Dropping Unemployment Will Get Even Worse
By Cristina Cabrera
05.08.20 | 12:23 pm
US Lost 20.5 Million Jobs In April, Unemployment Rate Rises To 14.7%
By Cristina Cabrera and Associated Press
05.08.20 | 8:33 am
on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida. on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
BREAKING: 3.16 Million Jobless Claims Filed Last Week
By Cristina Cabrera
05.07.20 | 8:35 am
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 06: A New York Labor Department office is viewed in Manhattan NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 06: A New York Labor Department office is viewed in Manhattan
3.8 Million Unemployment Claims Filed Last Week Amid Pandemic
By Cristina Cabrera
04.30.20 | 8:34 am
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 06: A New York Labor Department office is viewed in Manhattan NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 06: A New York Labor Department office is viewed in Manhattan
Another 4.4 Million Jobless Claims Filed Last Week
By Cristina Cabrera
04.23.20 | 8:34 am
Racial Inequality Helped Fuel This Crisis. Fixing It Will Help Get Us Out.
The rapid unemployment we’re seeing now gives us a glimpse at the extent to which work has become precarious in the United States, especially for low-income people and communities of color.
By Angela Hanks
04.17.20 | 9:30 am
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