Strike Force Three, a planned live show from Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, has been canceled.
01.09.2023 - 13:07 / deadline.com
Job growth continued to grow in August, as the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs, but it has been at a slower rate during the summer. The unemployment rate rose to 3.8% during the month.
Jobs in movie and recording industries continued to fall, to 437,600, a loss of 16,800, as the industry grapples with writers and actors strikes. Seeking to address strikes in the industry and among hotel workers, lawmakers in California are considering a bill to make striking workers eligible to receive unemployment.
Overall, average hourly earnings rose by 8 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $33.82. The labor participation rate also increased.
The Federal Reserve’s aggressive campaign of rate hikes, designed to tame inflation, have raised concerns that it would help generate a recession. That hasn’t happened yet, leading to some hopes that the economy could be in for a soft landing as prices are kept under control.
Earlier reports for July and June also were revised downward. Employment in June was revised to 105,000, down 80,000 from its earlier figure, while job gains in July were 157,000, down 30,000 from the initial report.
The most significant job gains in August were in health care, leisure and hospitality, social assistance and construction, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Jobs in broadcasting and among content provides fell by 3,600 to 348,800. But there were job gains in performing arts, spectator sports and related industries. That category added 4,900 jobs to 538,800.
The cooling employment picture puts pressure on the Federal Reserve to hold off on another rate increase in September.
Jason Furman, Harvard professor and President Barack Obama’s chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, wrote on X:,”This is
Strike Force Three, a planned live show from Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, has been canceled.
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Drew Barrymore is speaking out after facing backlash over her decision to resume her daytime talk show amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
EXCLUSIVE: Disney has become the latest entertainment company to suspend additional overall and first-look deals four and a half months into the WGA strike.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Entertainment workers have moved to take more than $44 million out of their individual retirement accounts as they endure months without work due to the strikes. Nearly 3,000 workers have filed for hardship withdrawals, according to an update circulated on Friday by the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans. The average withdrawal is about $15,000.
More studios are suspending additional overall and first-look deals almost four and a half months into the WGA strike.
EXCLUSIVE: For as long as anyone can remember, the broadcast networks have culled together fall preview specials in hopes of drumming up interest in their new sitcoms and dramas. Ratings for these inexpensive one-offs have certainly waned over the past decade, but there was always a decent amount of viewers who tuned into the full-of-promise clip shows that were hosted by network talent.
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EXCLUSIVE: Drew Barrymore is not the only daytime talk show host returning to air.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer CBS Studios has suspended term deals with talkshow star Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw, BET+’s “Kingdom Business” producer DeVon Franklin and “Nancy Drew” executive producer Lis Rowinski due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. Representatives for CBS Studios declined to comment on the suspension of these deals Monday.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Drew Barrymore is being criticized by fellow actors and writers on social media for her decision to bring back her eponymous daytime talk show amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. “The Drew Barrymore Show” is set to return Sept. 18.
Drew Barrymore is taking HEAT for this decision!
Drew Barrymore‘s talk show is returning, and despite her statement explaining the decision, she’s being called out.
Last week, it was announced that “The Drew Barrymore Show” was resuming production, with the fourth season kicking off in mid-September.
Drew Barrymore is standing in solidarity of writers amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes.