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Unemployment benefits
New data shows companies are spending more on workers
Apr 29, 2022
Wages are rising and benefits are getting better. Trouble is, inflation is outpacing pay.
Labor Department offers unemployment clawback guidance
Feb 9, 2022
The Department of Labor has issued new guidance to states recommending they forgive pandemic unemployment overpayments where fraud is not involved.
New unemployment claims drop to a 50-year low
Nov 24, 2021
While there are constraints on labor supply, we're seeing signs that some of them are easing, one economist says.
As federal unemployment benefits end, many states' UI systems remain janky
Sep 7, 2021
Some crash, others don’t work on mobile devices. In some states, workers have to wait to receive new passwords by mail to access their accounts.
Unemployment rate for Black workers going the wrong way as benefits expire
Sep 6, 2021
Black workers were the only racial or ethnic group for whom unemployment rose in the most recent monthly data — to nearly 9%.
Federal pandemic unemployment benefits expire nationwide
Sep 6, 2021
No more gig worker and self-employed benefits, no more extra $300 a week and no more extended aid for the long-term unemployed.
Millions of people stand to lose federal jobless benefits soon
Sep 2, 2021
The Sept. 5 cutoff will take billions of dollars out of consumers' pockets.
For public good, not for profit.
Workers fired for refusing vaccination unlikely to qualify for unemployment
Aug 24, 2021
Workplace mandates are likely to accelerate after full government approval of the Pfizer vaccine.
Fewer people are on unemployment, but there's a nasty shock coming for many of them
Aug 19, 2021
Their federal benefits — which add up to more than $6 billion a week — are about to run out.
As federal jobless benefits cutoff looms, millions still unemployed
Aug 5, 2021
Many states ended pandemic-related federal unemployment programs early, but there's no evidence it sent more people back to work.