Articles filed under Unemployment
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Applications for U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last weekDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week with the labor market remaining strong despite the Federal Reserve's efforts...
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US hiring stayed strong in November as employers add 263,000Dec 02, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy - a sign of resilience in the face of the Fede...
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Bipartisan state plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt aimed at reducing employers' taxesNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In an effort to save businesses nearly a billion dollars in unemployment taxes, lawmakers on Tuesday announced a bipartisan plan to use the state's budget ...
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Daily Herald opinion: We need an investigation into $2 billion lost to fraudJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board The state auditor general reported last week that about $1.9 billion in pandemic-related ...
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Employees take the lead in historically competitive talent poolMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - Employees are driving the most significant change in the workplace as a result of what some are calling The Great Resignation or the Great Reevaluation, the biggest empl...
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U.S. jobless claims rise by 23,000 to 230,000Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November, but still low by historic standards....
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Kimberly Palmer: How to bounce back when your income dropsAug 29, 2021 6:00 am - Losing income is never easy, but it's become increasingly common over the last year and a half: According to the Pew Research Center, 44 percent of U.S. adults say their...
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Schaumburg Library program to help holders of foreign degreesAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Refugees and immigrants with foreign degrees will learn about opportunities to get back into their professional fields during an online program with the Schaumburg Towns...
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Elk Grove Village hopes to pair jobseekers with companies in needJun 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Seeing all the "help wanted" and "now hiring" signs in storefront windows and throughout the Elk Grove Village industrial park - as well as temporarily shut down lobbies...
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New trends in attracting and retaining talentJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - As the economy begins to steadily improve and competition for top job talent tightens, finding new ways to appeal to potential new hires continues to be an ongoing chall...