In the week ending March 27, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased by 61,000 from the previous week’s downwardly revised level of 658,000, according to a report…
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Here’s how Congress could avert another jobless benefits cliff as it moves to pass Covid relief
Mark Makela | Getty Images News | Getty Images Americans may get another dose of extra unemployment benefits — and policymakers are debating the best way to iver them. A…
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Hong Kong’s unemployment rate rose to 6.6 per cent in the October-December 2020 period due to the Covid-19 impact, hitting a 16-year high, reports Xinhua news agency. In the face…
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Weekly jobless claims came in a bit less than expected last week though U.S. employment gains remain sluggish. First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 779,000 for the week ended Jan.…
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DEA / M. BORCHI | De Agostini | Getty Images Unemployment benefits aren’t reaching most jobless Americans — suggesting that lawmakers who wish to target aid to the unemployed would…
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell but remained at a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs keep coming as the coronavirus pandemic continues to…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, lowering claims to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to further job cuts in a raging pandemic.…
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Don Mischer Calls For New Deal-Style Temporary WPA Program As Lifeline For Jobless Arts & Entertainment Workers – Guest Column
Editors note: It’s been 10 months since live entertainment went dark at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and it may be another 10 months before live venues can safely…
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MUMBAI: Helly Shah has an epic reply to her haters who thought she’s left the industry and said she was ‘jobless’. Helly Shah has been working from the past 7…
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The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time unexpectedly fell last week, marking its second straight dec. Initial jobless claims decd by 19,000 to 787,000 in…
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Millions of Americans are about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid…
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Two critical federal unemployment programs expired on Saturday as President Trump resisted signing a sweeping $900 billion aid package into law until lawmakers than tripled the size of relief…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Last Christmas, Shanita Matthews coed up a feast for her family of three: Roast chicken, barbecue spareribs, spinach, macaroni, and cheese. This year? They’ll stick with…
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Top lawmakers finally reached a deal for than $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, including another round of stimulus checks for most Americans and an additional $300 per week for…
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The pace of weekly jobless claims jumped last week after filings caught up with a dec due in part to the Thanksgiving holiday. First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 853,000,…