Jobless claims reached more than 16 million Americans on April 9. This equates to 10 percent of the workforce who have lost their jobs in the last three weeks. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Federal Reserve announced several new measures on Monday. Among the announced programs
is a further commitment of $300 billion “supporting the flow of credit” for Main Street businesses. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Federal Reserve found that Nevada’s Public Employees’ Retirement System has an
unfunded liability of $43.3 billion in 2016. For context, Gov. Steve Sisolak is proposing a two-
year general fund budget of $9 billion.