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The U.S. economy added 559,000 jobs in May, falling short of economists' predictions of 675,000 but more than doubling the 266,000 jobs added in April. The national unemployment rate fell from 6.1% to 5.8%, the lowest it's been since the pandemic began; this beat economists' estimates of 5.9%. Jobless claims also fell to 385,000 this week, a new pandemic low. Employment remains 5% lower than

The number of Americans who filed jobless claims last week fell to 473,000, a new low during the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses reopen and fewer employers are cutting jobs. The number remains more than twice as high as it was before the pandemic.

Though job openings are at a record 8.1 million and nearly 10 million people are officially unemployed, companies are struggling to find

A group of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded this week that the WHO, China and other countries “lost opportunities” to take early action against the coronavirus pandemic. Experts said the WHO should have issued a global health crisis earlier; criticized China for implementing public health restrictions too late; and pointed out that other countries likely

The United States registered nearly 3,900 COVID-19 deaths in a single day Wednesday, breaking the previous daily record, according to Johns Hopkins University. This brings the overall national death toll since the pandemic began to more than 360,000. The coronavirus is reportedly surging in several states including California, which reported a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths