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Weekly jobless claims totaled 269,000 last week, the lowest pandemic-era total and better than the 275,000 estimate. Continuing claims declined to just over 2.1 million. Both totals were the lowest … Read More
Employment in the U.S. increased by much less than expected in the month of September, according to a closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Friday. The Labor … Read More
The U.S. economy created jobs at a much slower than expected pace in September, a pessimistic sign at a time of concerns over the path of the pandemic, stubbornly high … Read More
With the more closely watched monthly jobs report on tap for Friday, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a bigger than expected pullback in first-time claims for … Read More
In just a few weeks, enhanced federal unemployment insurance put in place during the coronavirus pandemic will end as the delta variant continues to threaten the economic recovery. Some 7.5 … Read More
After reporting first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits at their lowest level in over a year in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing initial … Read More
After reporting first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits at their lowest level in over a year in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing initial … Read More
On May 14, the IRS announced that tax refunds on 2020 unemployment benefits would begin to be deposited into taxpayer bank accounts within the week. But 13 days later, the … Read More
Since the huge drop in employment began as the COVID-19 pandemic surged the first time last March and April, the jobs market has improved considerably. The average jobless number nationwide … Read More
Over the past eight months, the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on the lives of the majority of Americans and created concerns about the its lasting effects on the U.S. … Read More
