Head of Atlanta Fed says new jobs report numbers are "going to be tough"

Raphael Bostic, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, says he's unsure how many job losses will be permanent, noting that "it's too soon to tell."

• May 3, 2020
• 07:42

Nearly 3 million U.S. workers filed unemployment claims last week

A total of 36 million Americans have applied for jobless benefits since the coronavirus erupted in March.

• May 14, 2020

Unemployment hits 14.7% amid pandemic

An unprecedented 20.5 million jobs were lost in April, a decade of gains wiped out in a single month. Mark Strassmann reports.

• May 8, 2020
• 02:14

Millions unemployed as U.S. begins reopening

California florists are among the few businesses permitted to be open for business with curbside pickup, just in time for Mother's Day. However, many Americans still face longer-term unemployment, with 7.7 million jobs lost in the hospitality and travel industries during April alone. Michael George speaks to Americans who are facing unemployment and uncertainty amid the pandemic.

• May 9, 2020
• 03:20

More than 40 states begin to reopen

Parks, businesses and other public areas across the country are starting to reopen after weeks of lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic has caused massive unemployment, but the number of cases continues to increase. Danya Bacchus reports.

• May 9, 2020
• 02:37

Open: This is "Face the Nation," May 10

Today on "Face the Nation," the grim march to reopen the country continues as unemployment soars to levels unseen since the Great Depression.

• May 10, 2020
• 02:37

Historic unemployment numbers rattle nation

CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the growing crisis.

• May 10, 2020
• 02:45

White House adviser: Unemployment rate could pass 20%

Kevin Hassett, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, says job loss from the pandemic represents the "biggest negative shock to the jobs market that we've seen since World War II."

• May 10, 2020
• 08:31

Unemployment rate climbs 15%

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday predicted the unemployment rate could go beyond 20%. The latest report shows unemployment has already climbed to nearly 15% and more than 20 million Americans lost their jobs in April. Nikole Killion reports.

• May 10, 2020
• 02:36

Unemployment in the U.S. could hit 25%, Goldman Sachs says

Experts say it could take years for the U.S. job market to rebound from the massive hit delivered by the coronavirus.

• May 14, 2020

Nearly 3 million more jobless claims filed

Nearly 3 million Americans filed new unemployment benefit claims last week, according to the Department of Labor on Thursday. That means more than 36 million workers have filed for unemployment benefits in the past eight weeks. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains the significance of the numbers.

• May 14, 2020
• 03:08

Gig worker says he spends hours a day trying to reach unemployment office

Richard DeBlasio is among the millions of U.S. gig workers seeking unemployment assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• May 13, 2020

White House economic adviser sees unemployment rate climbing past 20%

Kevin Hassett predicted that the unemployment rate will likely reach its peak in May or June.

• May 11, 2020

Guy Fieri raises over $20 million for struggling restaurant workers

Since coronavirus lockdowns in the U.S. began, the celebrity chef has awarded grants to 40,000 food industry workers.

• May 11, 2020

Restaurants try out new ideas amid coronavirus

As restaurants try to adjust to new restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, some are getting creative with new ideas like car hops and TV dinners. Carter Evans reports.

• May 10, 2020
• 02:22

Nevada partially reopens

Nevada is one of the latest states to reopen, with the governor allowing non-essential stores to resume with restrictions. But not all states are racing to fully open as people continue to protest in states like Washington, where hundreds turned out to say the economic damage has already been done. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

• May 10, 2020
• 02:07

Banks rake in PPP fees

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), passed by Congress as part of the CARES Act, was set up to distribute forgivable loans to small businesses shuttered over coronavirus. Several banks are being sued for allegedly funneling PPP loans to bigger corporate clients to maximize their processing fee profits. In the first batch of coronavirus relief, banks have raked in $10 billion. Yahoo Finance reporter and anchor Akiko Fujita joins Elaine Quijano in the CBSN studio to talk about the implications for banks' bottom lines, and the future of coronavirus aid to small businesses.

• May 10, 2020
• 06:38

Face The Nation: Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Eric Schmidt, Jim Ryan

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on coronavirus testing, the workplace in the era of social distancing and the future of high education in the post-COVID world.

• May 10, 2020
• 23:12

FDR and the role of president

In 1933, during the Great Depression, newly-elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt confronted 25% unemployment, sweeping poverty, and the collapse of the banking system. His response would reshape the way the country thought about presidential leadership, and democracy itself. CBS News' John Dickerson talks with Roosevelt scholars Jonathan Alter, David Woolner and Susan Dunn about FDR and the presidency during crisis and war.

• May 10, 2020
• 05:22

U.S. loses record 20.5 million jobs in April

"The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a devastating toll on the American economy. More than 20 million Americans lost their jobs last month, bringing the national unemployment rate up to 14.7%. John Friedman, a professor of economics and international and public affairs at Brown University, joined CBSN to discuss the latest numbers and how the job market can bounce back. "

• May 8, 2020
• 05:13

U.S. job market suffers its worst month in history

More than twice as many jobs were vaporized last month as were lost during the entire Great Recession.

• May 8, 2020

The disconnect between the jobless rate and the stock market

The coronavirus crisis "is hitting the lower 60% of the economy much harder than it's hitting the upper 40% of the economy," market analyst Frances Stacy said.

• May 8, 2020

U.S. unemployment hits 14.7% in April

New numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April as the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy. Frances Stacy, director of portfolio strategy at Optimal Capital, joined CBSN to talk about the numbers.

• May 8, 2020
• 10:34

"It's been hectic": Americans struggle as unemployment spikes

At least 1 in 5 American households report they don't have enough to eat as jobless claims climb due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

• May 8, 2020

Self-employed Americans "defeated" by lack of unemployment help

Even in states that have set up the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, people have had trouble getting the money.

• May 8, 2020

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