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COVID & Unemployment

Personal incomes are up, but it won't last

by Kimberly Adams

Aug 28, 2020

Federal data for July caught the tail end of the $600 a week in additional federal unemployment insurance just before it expired.

An activist in Las Vegas tapes a sign to her car in support of extending the $600 weekly unemployment benefit, which expired at the end of July.

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COVID & Unemployment

Jobless claims see continued dip but recovery not yet within reach

by Mitchell Hartman

Aug 13, 2020

While new jobless claims fell below 1 million for the first time in 21 weeks, we're still a long way away from a "good" economy.

A store advertising a job opening in Venice Beach, California.

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