For more out-of-work Americans, it's taking months to find a new job
A growing number of unemployed workers have been searching for a new job for more than 15 weeks, labor data shows.
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A growing number of unemployed workers have been searching for a new job for more than 15 weeks, labor data shows.
Organizers of the protest said the current administration was warned of this out come if the War in Gaza persisted and U.S. funding to Israel continued. Meanwhile, as Charlie De Mar reports, immigrants' rights advocates are also concerned about what will happen in the new Trump administration.
CBS News polling showed that 45% of voters said their financial situation was worse today than it was four years ago.
"It's the economy, stupid," – A four-word strategy that helped Bill Clinton defeat incumbent President George H.W. Bush in 1992. Three decades later, the economy again was a driving factor in a presidential election. CBS News Chicago examined exit poll results and the way rising prices helped President-elect Donald Trump win his second term in office.
President-elect Donald Trump's vow to raise tariffs could have Americans paying more for goods, from toys to auto parts, experts say.
Trump also degraded the press, and doubled down on false claims of a stolen 2020 election.
The Federal Reserve just lowered its benchmark rate by 0.50 percentage points. Here's how the move could impact your finances.
Raising a child in the U.S. costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many younger Americans say they can't afford it.
The latest labor market data comes less than two weeks ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to cut interest rates.
The 142,000 jobs added in August is fewer than the expected 160,000. It's also the 44th consecutive month of job growth.
Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first visit to New Hampshire since 2021 where she is set to unveil another part of her economic plan. Trump is pushing to extend the tax cuts he and Republicans enacted years ago and will deliver a speech Thursday in New York about his plans.
Federal Reserve Chair Powell, speaking at a conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, said the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on economic data.
Wall Street is increasingly jittery about the health of the U.S. economy. Here's what the experts say about the chances of a recession.
U.S. markets tumbled for a third consecutive trading day amid recession fears and tensions in the Middle East.
Stocks in the U.S. plunged for a third consecutive trading day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 1,000 points, amid growing fears of an economic downturn sparked by a sharp slowdown in hiring and weakening consumer spending.
Stocks in the U.S. fell for a third consecutive trading day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 1,000 points, amid growing fears of an economic downturn sparked by a sharp slowdown in hiring and weakening consumer spending.
This August, some changes could be coming to the way you buy and sell your home.
The annual income needed to afford even a basic home in the U.S. has risen sharply since the pandemic, a new report shows.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
Although U.S. unemployment remains near a 50-year low, job losses have surged this month. Here's what tells about the state of the labor market.
Workers in some jobs, including many who are self-employed, enjoyed double-digit wage gains last year. Here's who got the biggest pay bumps.
This year's robust stock market performance defied analysts' predictions as investors cheered prospects of lower interest rates and inflation.
It may seem hard to believe, but after the holidays, the presidential campaign season will really heat up -- and CBS News just out with a new poll on how people are feeling about the economy. CBS News pollster Anthony Salvanto joins us to explain the results.
Meanwhile, pilots at Southwest are poised to follow with the opening a "strike center" in Dallas this week.
Incomes fell in 2022 and more people fell into poverty after the end of pandemic benefits like stimulus checks.
