Ethan Miller / Getty Images Here Are the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Dropping the Quickest There are approximately 19.5 million Americans receiving unemployment payments, which is down 767,000 from the previous week. By Randy DeSoto June 26, 2020
Yuriko Nakao / Getty Images Oil Giant BP To Cut 10,000 Jobs Due to COVID-19 Downturn Oil and gas super producer BP will lay off 10,000 employees amid the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus, the company has said. By Johnathan Jones June 8, 2020
Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images Trump Admin Defies the Odds, 2.5M Jobs Added in May Despite 8M in Expected Losses The stock market surged Friday after news that the economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, which shattered expectations from economists. By Johnathan Jones June 5, 2020
LM Otero / AP Photo Weekly US Unemployment Claims Double Previous Record High The accelerating layoffs have led many economists to envision as many as 20 million people will lose their jobs by the end of April. By The Associated Press April 2, 2020
Brittany Greeson / Getty Images Bottom Half of Households Nearly 50% Richer Under Trump The Trump economy is giving the greatest benefits to those who have been at the bottom, according to new data from the Council of Economic Advisers. By Jack Davis January 11, 2020
Lynne Sladky / AP Photo New Jobs Numbers Show Continued Growth, Low Unemployment Rate The state of the job market has become a pivotal division between President Donald Trump and his 2020 Democratic challengers. By The Associated Press January 10, 2020
PhotoAlto / Frederic Cirou / Getty Images New Data Shows Sizable Jump in Available Jobs as Economy Roars Along The number of available jobs jumped in October after hitting an 18-month low the previous month, a sign the job market remains strong. By The Associated Press December 17, 2019
Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesCommentary Holiday Unemployment Down 3 Million from Obama Economy at Same Time 5 Years Ago Friday's job numbers were a huge boost to the Trump administration -- and they present a challenge for the Democrats if they're going to run on the economy. By C. Douglas Golden December 7, 2019
John Locher / AP Photo Trump Economy: Excellent Jobs Report Squashes Concerns of Recession Hiring in the US jumped to its highest level since January, as employers shrugged off trade conflicts and a global slowdown, and added 266,000 jobs. By The Associated Press December 6, 2019
Astrid Riecken / Getty Images While Dems Obsessed over Whistleblower, Senate Confirmed Justice Scalia's Son as Labor Secretary While the whistleblower controversy and impeachment have been the talk of the town, other important things have also been going on this week. By Joe Setyon September 26, 2019