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COVID-19

March retail sales soar 9.8% thanks to relief payments

by Associated Press
Apr 15, 2021
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month.
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Consumer prices jump 0.6% in March, biggest gain since 2012

by Associated Press
Apr 13, 2021
The gains are largely expected to be a temporary blip rather than a reawakening of dormant inflation.
Gasoline price spikes accounted for about half of the monthly increase in consumer prices, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says.
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Amazon warehouse workers reject union bid in Alabama

by Associated Press
Apr 9, 2021
The union said it would file an objection with the NLRB charging the company with illegally interfering with the union vote.
The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive on March 29 in Bessemer, Alabama.
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COVID & Unemployment

Unemployment claims back up again

by Associated Press
Apr 8, 2021
And a total of 18.2 million people were receiving some form of jobless aid the week of March 20.
A variety of factors unify the "worst" states for workers, according to Oxfam.
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Employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring picks up

by Associated Press
Apr 2, 2021
The March increase — the most since August — was nearly double February’s gain of 468,000.
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Unemployment claims rise back above 700,000

by Associated Press
Apr 1, 2021
That signals many employers are still cutting jobs even as more businesses reopen, more vaccines go out and federal aid spreads.
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Unemployment claims hit lowest level since pandemic began

by Associated Press
Mar 25, 2021
Still, a total of 18.9 million people are continuing to collect jobless benefits, up from 18.2 million in the previous week.
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Unemployment claims rise to 770,000 with layoffs still high

by Associated Press
Mar 18, 2021
The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly variations, dropped to 746,000, the lowest since late November.
About 18.2 million Americans were receiving some form of jobless aid in the week of Feb. 27, down by 1.9 million from the week before.
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IRS will delay tax filing due date until May 17

by Associated Press
Mar 17, 2021
The delay provides more time for both taxpayers and the IRS, given the pressure of the pandemic.
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Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill before speech to nation

by Associated Press
Mar 11, 2021
“There is light at the end of this dark tunnel of the past year. There is real reason for hope," President Joe Biden said.
President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office. He has drawn broad support for his management of the coronavirus response.
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