Tag: jobs
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
Record number of Americans quit jobs in November
Some 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November despite the Labor Department also reporting 10.6 million job openings that month. #ABCNews #Employment #Jobs source
Biden touts ‘historic day’ after release of jobs report l ABC News
President Joe Biden largely focused on the unemployment rate figure falling below 4% during remarks Friday. #ABCNews #JobsReport #Biden source
The FAA Is Recruiting Gamers For Air Traffic Control Jobs
The Federal Aviation Administration is expanding its ranks to some unlikely candidates: gamers. The FAA is looking to fill thousands of air traffic control positions…
Millions of Americans have lost or quit their jobs l GMA
Many have had to dip deeply into savings to make ends meet and the new year is a good time to get back on the…
Critical shortage of 911 operators across the nation l GMA
The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch reports that some centers are struggling with as much as 30 to 50% vacancies. LEARN MORE: Mother speaks out…
Village in India dependent on coal for jobs
A coal mine in the east of India produces toxic fumes 24 hours a day, but some say the plant is so important to the…
Brownie bakery creates jobs l WNT
No resume is needed to be hired at Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, New York. The bakery has a policy called “open hiring.†WATCH THE FULL…
LinkedIn’s chief economist on ‘the great reshuffle’ in the workforce
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with LinkedIn Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough on why a record number of people are leaving the job market. ABC News…
