Articles filed under Unemployment
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How the pandemic consumed the labor marketMay 03, 2020 6:24 am - As the novel coronavirus pandemic brought business to a halt, the pain rippled outward, blowing up sector after sector. According to a detailed analysis of unemployment ...
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Coronavirus recession could plunge tens of millions into poverty, new report warnsApr 26, 2020 6:20 am - The coronavirus recession that has sparked unprecedented job losses will likely drive U.S. poverty rates to five-decade highs, according to new projections from Columbia...
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'Scary time' for American middle class as office jobs disappearApr 25, 2020 6:25 am - The new year arrived with a new job for Tyler Simon, who had high hopes for 2020. They didn't last long. "Once covid-19 hit, things went from bad to worse really quick,"...
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Americans' fear of job loss surges to 45-year high, poll showsApr 25, 2020 6:10 am - A quarter of working Americans believe it's "very likely" or "fairly likely" they will lose their job or be laid off in the next 12 months, according to a Gallup poll. T...
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Another 102K Illinoisans file first-time jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemicApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that 4.4 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims during the week that ended April 18, includi...
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Record bankruptcies predicted in next year as unemployment soarsApr 19, 2020 6:10 am - Bankruptcies related to covid-19 shutdowns will set records in the next 12 months, according to Edward Altman, the professor emeritus at New York University's Stern Scho...
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Illinois unemployment claims hit 634,000 due to pandemicApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Another 141,049 Illinoisans filed initial unemployment claims in the week ending April 11, bringing the total number in the state ...
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How agencies help jobseekers 'be proactive' during pandemicApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Nonprofit and federally funded career assistance centers are preparing themselves - and their online resources - for a surge of jobseekers newly laid off amid the corona...
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COVID-19 update: 74 more dead; Pritzker touts unemployment processing changesApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state has called back several recently retired Illinois Department of Employment Security employees to help process the more than half a...
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Coronavirus unemployment guide: What to do if you get laid off or furloughedApr 12, 2020 6:22 am - The novel coronavirus has leveled the American economy and has businesses of all sizes tightening their belts. Much of that pain is getting passed on to workers as busin...