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COVID & Unemployment

What you need to know about the job market during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Personal incomes are up, but it won't last

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 28, 2020
Federal data for July caught the tail end of the $600 a week in additional federal unemployment insurance just before it expired.
An activist in Las Vegas tapes a sign to her car in support of extending the $600 weekly unemployment benefit, which expired at the end of July.
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Again, more than 1 million Americans applied for jobless benefits

by Associated Press
Aug 27, 2020
The number of initial claims has exceeded 1 million most weeks since late March.
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Unemployment benefits are all over the map

by Gabriel Cortes
Aug 27, 2020
So we created an interactive map of unemployment benefits and average rent across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
A sign at a gas station tells customers it is closed. Unemployment has reached alarming levels in the United States.
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So far, Trump's pandemic unemployment benefit is available in 2 states

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 24, 2020
More states are trying to join the program, but most will offer $300 a week in additional benefits, rather than the $400 the president wanted.
President Trump signs documents extending coronavirus economic relief on Aug. 8. Only Arizona and Texas are paying the new benefit.
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Jobless claims rise; job postings fall

by Marielle Segarra
Aug 20, 2020
This may be further evidence that the economic recovery is slowing or stalling.
A dealer at work at a casino in Las Vegas in June. Jobs have fallen dramatically in tourism and hospitality.
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U.S. jobless claims jump back above 1 million

by Associated Press
Aug 20, 2020
A rising number of people who have lost jobs say they consider their loss to be permanent.
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Jobless claims see continued dip but recovery not yet within reach

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 13, 2020
While new jobless claims fell below 1 million for the first time in 21 weeks, we're still a long way away from a "good" economy.
A store advertising a job opening in Venice Beach, California.
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U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

by Associated Press
Aug 13, 2020
The decline suggests that layoffs are slowing, though last week’s figure is still above the pre-pandemic record of just under 700,000.
The Labor Department said that applications fell to 963,000, the second straight drop, from 1.2 million the previous week.
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Will the $400 in extra unemployment benefits actually reach people?

by Nova Safo
Aug 10, 2020
Calling on states to implement new unemployment programs, as Trump's action has done, may not be practical.
President Donald Trump signs executive actions extending coronavirus economic relief on Aug. 8.
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How's the jobs recovery? Depends on the sector of the economy.

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 7, 2020
Service-sector jobs are coming back, but professionals who've been working from home are facing layoffs.
A waiter serves a customer outdoors at a Maryland restaurant in June. Service-industry jobs saw the biggest comeback in the July jobs report.
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