By the Numbers: Single women losing ground in economy
A look at how surging home prices and inflation, combined with lower median pay for unpartnered women, have left many single women behind in this economy. ABC News Live Prime,…
How May Jobs Report Affects Economic Recovery, Infrastructure Deal
After the May jobs report showed a decrease in unemployment, but less jobs added than expected, NBC News’ Shannon Pettypiece analyzes whether President Joe Biden will be able to close…
Covid Unemployment Benefits Ending In Some U.S. States This Week
Alaska, Iowa, Missouri and Mississippi will soon cut off federal Covid-19 unemployment benefits to those out-of-work. The states are backing out of the pandemic programs almost three months early. NBC…
Biden touts better-than-expected January jobs report
Employers added 467,000 jobs last month. source
US unemployment rate increased slightly to 4% up from 3.9% in December
ABC News political director, Rick Klein, and economics correspondent Deirdre Bolton discuss the new jobs report and if the increase in jobs is expected as COVID cases decline. WATCH the…
The Rundown: Top headlines today: Feb. 4, 2022
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ABC News Live: Heavy snow, freezing rain cause travel nightmare in the South
Plus, the U.S. added 467,000 jobs in January, and Travis and Gregory McMichael withdrew their plans to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges after a plea deal was rejected.…
Why January’s jobs numbers surprised the experts
The first jobs report of the year was highly anticipated — and highly surprising. Yahoo! Finance correspondent Alexis Christoforous breaks down the gains in the labor market. source
White House reacts to strong January jobs report
Jared Bernstein of the Council of Economic Advisers breaks down a jobs report that found an uptick in hiring, even as the omicron variant raged across the country. WATCH the…
A 4-day workweek?
One California congressman has introduced legislation that would reduce the 40-hour week to 32 hours. ABC’s Andrea Fujii has the details. source