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The Adjustment Bureau

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Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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COVID & Unemployment

The seasonal adjustment to jobless claims has been ... adjusted

by Mitchell Hartman Sep 3, 2020
The adjustments smooth out predictable changes in employment, but the pandemic economy has broken them.
COVID-19

A 2018 Supreme Court tax decision is helping state budgets during the pandemic

by Marielle Segarra Sep 3, 2020
Ruling enabling states to collect sales taxes on online purchases turned out to be key.
COVID-19

A shopping mall embraces a different normal

by Kai Ryssdal Sep 3, 2020
After closing for a month, the Butte Plaza Mall sees an increase in foot traffic and acceptance of new rules.
COVID-19

In Nashville's dominant health care sector, a lack of diversity in the upper ranks

by Blake Farmer Sep 3, 2020
Industry leaders say the lack of diversity also contributes to health disparities, like higher rates of chronic conditions in Black Americans.
COVID-19

Farmers' outlook improves amid pandemic woes

by Sabri Ben-Achour Sep 3, 2020
Farmers have had a hard year with the pandemic, trade war and natural disasters.

A nonprofit director finds hope in community engagement

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios Sep 3, 2020
Once, Chiquikta Fountain wanted to escape the little town of Cleveland, Mississippi. Now she is reinvested in the Delta city.

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