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COVID & Unemployment

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

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Unemployment claims fall below 400,000

by Associated Press
Jul 1, 2021
It's the lowest level since the pandemic struck last year.
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Why people are dropping unemployment benefits before they run out

by Caroline Champlin
Jun 29, 2021
In states cutting benefits sooner, deadlines might be motivating some to take job offers. But it's more complicated than that.
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Today's conversations about work relief sound like those of the New Deal era

by Andie Corban
Jun 28, 2021
Professors Jason Scott Smith and Jessamyn Schaller look back at the Works Progress Administration's legacy.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who pushed through New Deal legislation in the 1930s to combat the Great Depression. Objections to the relief programs were raised then, as they are now.
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Hiring? You might need more HR employees first.

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 25, 2021
HR job postings are up 47% since before the pandemic, according to job data from Indeed.
HR job postings are up 47% since before the pandemic, according to job data from Indeed.
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Unemployment claims are declining again, but only slightly

by Associated Press
Jun 24, 2021
The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims declined just 7,000 from the previous week to 411,000.
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As some states forego federal pandemic benefits, workers weigh their options

by Blake Farmer
Jun 23, 2021
In Tennessee, the governor says everyone should be able to find a job that's a good fit. Workers say it's not that simple.
For most Americans getting jobless benefits, the money’s about to run out when all federal pandemic unemployment programs expire on Sept. 5.
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Unemployment claims tick up from pandemic low

by Associated Press
Jun 17, 2021
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April.
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Why the Fed is taking longer than other central banks to ease COVID relief

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 16, 2021
The Fed has a dual mandate to control inflation as well as unemployment, unlike other central banks.
A view of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
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"The balance of power is shifting": Ritholtz on the future of work and wages

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Jun 15, 2021
Investor and columnist Barry Ritholtz says workers are gaining leverage in relations with management, which could lift wages.
Investor and columnist Barry Ritholtz argues that the key to the so-called labor shortage is inadequate pay.
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Will cutting federal unemployment benefits push job growth?

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 14, 2021
Four states have now shut off the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits.
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