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The number of initial claims for jobless benefits in the week ended April 8 was the highest since the week of March 25, 2023. "U.S. Jobless Claims Rose 11K to 239K in April 8 Week," published at 8:45 a.m. ET, cited a Department of Labor release that in... | 09:48am
The last five years. >> claim veterans among funding has been boosted to record levels. true, the v.a.'s budget request for this year is $164 billion, way up from a few years back when it was $113 billion. what is missing? the white house facing overall budget issues may not yet be asking for enough to provide promise services to all the vets from iraq and afghanistan, according to some veterans advocates. >> as they say in the army, failing to plan is planning to fail. and it is clear the v.a. has failed to plan for the numbers of troops and vets that it was going to be services for years now...
Clubs. miami beach police say they did not, carol, provide that unauthorized escort. so there's a lot going on with justin in miami right now. of course, we're just beginning to sort it all out. >> i'll let you get back to it. nischelle turner reporting live for us this morning. also just in, first time jobless claims appear to be leveling off. claims rose by 1,000 applications last week to 326,000. that was lower than what many economists had predicted and some say it could be a sign firings have leveled off after the holiday retail season. today there are daunting new challenges for the ...
how about you? >> oh, i'm a bears fan. >> she's a chicago boy. i'll give you the highlights. >> there you go. >> okay, drew. >> thanks a lot. drew griffin here in studio 7 for suzanne malveaux, who's over in afghanistan. let's get you up to speed. new numbers out today provide more evidence of a very weak job market. the number of americans filing first-time claims rose. it was up to 414,000 last week. why is that important? economists say the number needs to fall below 400,000 to reduce the unemployment rate, which is stuck at 9.1%. president obama lays out his jobs plan tonight. ou...