Americans face food insecurity amid pandemic

Some 23 million Americans are still without work amid the coronavirus pandemic, which is causing many families to struggle to feed their loved ones. Mark Strassmann takes a look.

• Oct 22, 2020
• 01:50

Americans applying for jobless aid drop to 787,000

Fewer workers are filing for first-time unemployment benefits, a sign the COVID labor market is picking up.

• Oct 22, 2020

New jobless claims dropped last week

According to the Labor Department, 787,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week, down 55,000 from the previous week. Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief and senior economic analyst at Bankrate, joins CBSN to discuss what this means for the economy, and the impact it could have on the 2020 election which is now less than two weeks away.

• Oct 22, 2020
• 05:32

Weekly jobless claims lowest since pandemic began

787,000 Americans filed unemployment claims for the first time last week, the lowest number since March 14. Frances Stacy, director of portfolio strategy at Optimal Capital, joins CBSN to discuss the long-term implications of the unemployment problem.

• Jan 1, 1994
• 11:24

10/20/20: Red and Blue

Two weeks to go in the 2020 Presidential election; Whose vote counts this year and whose might not?

• Oct 20, 2020
• 48:00

Workers being laid off twice as COVID ripples through economy

As PPP business loans run out, economists see a second wave of layoffs. "It feels completely arbitrary," said one worker made jobless.

• Oct 20, 2020

Americans frustrated over stimulus negotiations

Frustration is growing as Congress tries to agree on money for coronavirus testing, unemployment benefits and schools. Janet Shamlian reports.

• Oct 19, 2020
• 01:51

Fauci on what would warrant national lockdown

One of the leading voices on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci favors public health measures over a national lockdown. See the interview, Sunday on "60 Minutes."

• Oct 16, 2020
• 00:58

Pfizer won't seek vaccine authorization before election

Pfizer announced Friday it will apply for FDA emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine "soon after the safety milestone is achieved in the third week in November." Meg Oliver has details.

• Oct 16, 2020
• 01:48

As jobless aid expires, "People are going to become desperate"

Many jobless workers are learning their benefits are expiring even as the job market remains tough.

• Oct 16, 2020

Number of Americans applying for jobless aid jumps

Nearly 900,000 people applied for unemployment last week, a sign the U.S. labor market is cooling.

• Oct 15, 2020

Jobless claims increased last week

For the first time in four weeks, the U.S. saw an increase in the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits. Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief and senior economic analyst at Bankrate, joins CBSN with the latest jobs numbers.

• Oct 15, 2020
• 06:22

Trump says Biden would cause depression despite economists' forecast

Democratic win would lead to "economic disaster," the president claims, also touting his record on trade.

• Oct 14, 2020

Airline furloughs could deal blow to economy

Tens of thousands of airline workers are out of jobs over the weekend, as the federal government's $25 billion payroll support program expires along with a ban on airline job cuts. While there is still a chance for more aid from Congress and the White House, the enormous number of furloughs already seen could deal a major blow to the overall economy. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Oct 10, 2020
• 02:29

Pandemic likely to lead to teacher shortages

The job shortage in the education sector is already creating challenges for families, teachers and staff amid the coronavirus pandemic. But schools across the nation could face a much larger crisis if lawmakers on Capitol Hill don't pass a new stimulus package. CBSN’s Lana Zak spoke with American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten about the impact this would have on education.

• Oct 10, 2020
• 11:52

10/8/20: Red and Blue

Trump says he won't participate in next debate; New poll shows Arizona Senate race heating up

• Oct 8, 2020
• 54:31

Breaking down the latest jobless numbers

According to the Department of Labor's latest jobs report another 840,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief and senior economic analyst at Bankrate, joins CBSN to discuss the impact.

• Oct 8, 2020
• 05:54

840,000 new U.S. jobless claims

Frances Stacy, director of portfolio strategy at Optimal Capital, joins CBSN to explain what the new claims mean for the state of the economy and what to do if unemployment benefits have been delayed. 

• Oct 8, 2020
• 09:39

Trump urges Congress to pass coronavirus stimulus bill

One day after calling off stimulus talks, President Trump wants Congress back at the bargaining table on a set of standalone bills. Nancy Cordes has the latest.

• Oct 7, 2020
• 02:23

Trump returns to Oval Office

President Trump has returned to the Oval Office after his COVID-19 diagnosis. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, and Boston Globe deputy Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about why the president is insistent on returning to work despite likely still being contagious.

• Oct 7, 2020
• 18:09

Concerns over food insecurity during pandemic

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the U.S., a growing number of people are dealing with food insecurity. Research from the nonprofit Feeding America shows that 54 million people could experience hunger in 2020. Patch editor Kenan Draughorne joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Oct 10, 2020
• 05:29

Unemployment applications remain high as job market stalls

Some 840,000 people applied for unemployment for the first time last week — economy still down 10.7 million jobs.

• Oct 8, 2020

U.S. anxiety rates surge amid pandemic

More than a third of American adults reported symptoms of anxiety disorder in July -- a rate more than four times what it was in the first half of 2019. Scientists are still struggling to understand the overlap between uncertainty, fear and anxiety in the human brain. Stephanie Gorka, an assistant professor at Ohio State researching anxiety disorders, joins CBSN to talk about how America is coping.

• Oct 6, 2020
• 09:52

Some states overpaid jobless aid — and now want the money back

Tens of thousands of workers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other states must repay the funds or have their aid docked.

• Oct 6, 2020

Hiring slowed in September with just 661,000 jobs added

Labor Department's latest employment report undershot economic forecasts as hiring cooled sharply ast month.

• Oct 2, 2020

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