Frances Perkins: She came to the rescue during the Great Depression. Now her work is still aiding jobless Americans
Meet Frances Perkins: the first female member of a presidential cabinet, and the chief architect
Meet Frances Perkins: the first female member of a presidential cabinet, and the chief architect
Jobless rolls continued to swell due to the coronavirus shutdown, with 6.6 million Americans filing
People gather at the entrance for the New York State Department of Labor offices in
Businesses continue to lay off and furlough workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. That was far
Note: Seasonally adjusted. Source: Department of Labor, analysis of Google Trends data from Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
On Monday, nearly 100,000 call attempts were made by 10 a.m., when the call center
Americans displaced by the coronavirus crisis filed unemployment claims in record numbers, with the Labor
Nationwide unemployment claims Note: Official figures are seasonally adjusted. This week’s claims are not seasonally
Mostly just Macy’s workers pace the main floor, around the beauty department, on March 17.
Jobless claims rose to 281,000 last week, reflecting only the first indications of the impact