Articles filed under Unemployment
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Third week of big U.S. jobless claims sees 6.61 million filingsApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Americans applied for unemployment benefits in massive numbers for a third straight week, bringing the total to about 16.8 million during the coronavirus pandemic's econ...
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Bars crater and grocers boom, showing huge mismatch in U.S. jobsApr 05, 2020 6:20 am - Bri Hlava lost her bartending jobs when the Silver Dollar and the Pearl of Germantown in Louisville, Kentucky, shut down in the coronavirus pandemic. She had earned $600...
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Some companies are pledging not to lay off employees, for nowApr 04, 2020 6:10 am - On the evening of March 19, as statewide stay-at-home orders were just beginning, reports of job layoffs were surging and the number of U.S. coronavirus cases topped 14,...
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More than 14K Illinois jobs lost in March due to virusApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Note: This story has been updated to remove mention of layoffs by Fabrik Molded Plastics at its McHenry plant, as they have been removed from the state report. And i...
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As layoffs skyrocket, America's unemployment safety net is underpreparedMar 22, 2020 6:24 am - U.S. workers are getting laid off at an unprecedented pace as the coronavirus outbreak shuts down much of the economy, and the government safety net to help the newly jo...
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Low-wage workers could be especially hard hit by this recessionMar 21, 2020 6:19 am - The coronavirus recession is likely to do something that we haven't really seen before: It's going to hammer services, like restaurants and retailers, first. The closing...
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Layoffs intensify, leading to soaring unemployment claims as coronavirus closures continueMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Layoffs are continuing to mount by the tens of thousands, prompting a surge of applications at unemployment offices nationwide, as coronavirus brings more of the U.S. ec...
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State unemployment hits record low in JanuaryMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Unemployment in Illinois dropped to a record low 3.5 percent in January, the Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday. The unemployment rate fell tw...
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This is the hottest job market since the 1990s. Why aren't wages growing faster?Dec 08, 2019 5:22 am - By just about any metric this is the best job market since the late 1990s. The economy has been adding jobs for 110 straight months - a record streak. Jobs are plentiful...
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What you need to know to become a census workerOct 25, 2019 5:00 am - Looking for part-time work with paid training, competitive pay and flexible hours? The U.S. Census Bureau might have a job for you. The agency will train and hire nearl...