900,000 people filed for unemployment the week before Biden took office. Here is how the administration is planning to help jobless Americans.

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President Joe Biden inherited an ailing labor market, with 900,000 people filing unemployment claims the week before he took office. But the new president has plans to address the issue and provide relief for jobless Americans.

Before COVID-19 hit, unemployment claims were touching highs of around 695,000, but have consistently soared above that figure since March. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current unemployment rate is at 6.7%, and although that rate has held steady for the past month, the job market has stalled, with 140,000 jobs cut in December. In his stimulus details ⇒

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