Weekly unemployment claims fall to lowest level since 1969
[ad_1] The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the US job market continues […]
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NYC’s unemployment is double national average
[ad_1] New York City’s 7.6 percent unemployment rate is among the worst of all major US cities as workers drag their feet on returning to Manhattan […]
Unemployment claims fell last week as job market continues post-COVID rebound
[ad_1] Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs continue to fall amid a strong job market rebound. Jobless claims fell by 15,000 […]
Iowa gov OKs unemployment for those fired for not being vaccinated
[ad_1] Iowa residents who lose their jobs because they refuse COVID-19 vaccinations will get unemployment benefits under a new bill signed by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim […]
End of $300 unemployment boost may help eateries hire workers
[ad_1] Restaurateurs are hopeful that the end of enhanced COVID-19 unemployment benefits on Monday will push New Yorkers to get back to work. New York […]
NYC unemployment rate cut nearly in half from a year ago: feds
[ad_1] The unemployment rate in the New York City-Newark-Jersey City metro area fell to 8 percent in July, cut nearly in half since a year […]
Arkansas judge blocks cuts to unemployment hiring problems
[ad_1] A judge in Arkansas ruled against Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s decision to halt pandemic unemployment benefits, ordering the state to resume them despite business owners […]
1.8M Americans turned down jobs due to unemployment benefits
[ad_1] More than 1.8 million unemployed Americans have turned down jobs over the course of the pandemic because of the generosity of unemployment insurance benefits, […]
Unemployment shrinks in states that cut federal benefit: report
The unemployment rolls are shrinking faster in states that have axed federally boosted payments as the economic carnage from the COVID-19 pandemic eases, a new […]
Most Americans want supplemental unemployment checks to end: survey
Most Americans believe the federal government’s $300-a-week sweetener to state unemployment benefits should end immediately, a new survey has found. Fifty-two percent of people believe […]