Real Time Population News Today

Good evening. Im erin burnett. A chilling warning from the nations Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci who warns the coronavirus pandemic has the potential to be as serious as the 1918 flu, which the cdc estimates killed 50 Million People. That was the mother of all pandemics and truly historic. I hope we dont even approach that with this, but it does have the makings of the possibility of approaching that in seriousness. Okay. To state what you are just thinking after hearing that is wh...

Mayor saying a new stay at home order may be needed to finally slow the spread. City on edge, as protests spiral into chaos in portland. A Police Union Building set on fire. Authorities calling it a riot. And the showdown between local leaders and the federal government, as militarized units patrol the streets. Campaign clash. Our new abc News Washington post poll revealing joe bidens popularity soaring. That President Trump is losing ground for his coronavirus response. And what he said when pu...

Dallas Fed survey points to possible weak May job growth Reuters 10 hrs ago By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Dallas Fed survey meant to track U.S. employment trends pointed to potentially weak job growth in May, a sign that bottlenecks in the labor market may be continuing. The online survey conducted the week of May 9 through 15 showed the estimated employment rate among adults dipped to 71.1% from 71.8% in the April survey, with unemployment rising and a drop in the share of a...

POLITICO Labor shortage spurs a rush to get Americans back to work At least a dozen states are cutting off jobless benefits and some companies are raising wages in an attempt to boost hiring. People stand in line, resumes in hand, while waiting to apply for jobs during an outdoor hiring event for the Circa resort and casino on April 27, 2021 in Las Vegas. | AP Photo/John Locher Link Copied Federal and state officials, who spent the last year trying to keep Americans safe in their homes during...

Real-time Economics Economist Adam Blandin is a co-creator of the Real-Time Population Survey. (Photo by Ash Daniel) Economist Adam Blandin has been tracking COVID-19 pandemic numbers since March, but not the ones you’re thinking of.  Blandin, a Virginia Commonwealth University assistant professor of economics, worked with Alex Bick of Arizona State University to develop an online economic survey centered on pandemic unemployment trends. It’s called the Real-Time Population Sur...