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COVID & Unemployment

Where's the safety net for laid-off workers?

by Andy Uhler
Sep 30, 2020
Heading into the third quarter of the COVID economy, companies are shedding thousands of employees with little government relief in sight.
An unemployed airport worker calls for extended unemployment benefits in August. Airline workers are expecting mass layoffs beginning Thursday.
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Disney laying off 28,000 employees, mostly at theme parks

by Nova Safo
Sep 30, 2020
The head of Disney’s theme parks unit said that uncertainty over the pandemic’s duration had made cuts unavoidable.
The company says two-thirds of those who will be laid off are part-time employees.
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This week may be "Armageddon" for the airline industry

by Erika Beras
Sep 28, 2020
Carriers are likely to cut more than 35,000 jobs starting Thursday.
Flight attendants and other aviation workers participate in a march near the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 9, calling for extended airline support.
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COVID & Unemployment

Temporary furloughs are turning into permanent job losses during the pandemic

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Sep 1, 2020
It's a hit to morale and skill-building for the workforce.
A front desk worker assists a patron with checking in at the reopening of Bellagio hotel-casino on June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. MGM Grand Resorts has announced it will lay off 18,000 workers who were previously temporarily furloughed.
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British Airways layoffs shake confidence in UK job protection program

by Stephen Beard
Aug 25, 2020
The airline’s decision to cut jobs and pay could herald a new era of labor unrest in Britain.
A British Airways plane lands at Heathrow in London. The airline's cost-cutting agenda is stirring resistance.
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Cities that rely heavily on tourism hit hardest by COVID-19 job losses

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 5, 2020
April figures show communities that rely on manufacturing are also hurt by job losses, but they may see improvement more quickly.
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China's forced-out workers

by Jennifer Pak
Jun 3, 2020
Chinese workers complain that shortened hours or being told to resign are layoffs by another name.
A masked factory worker works on a machine line.
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The construction industry's getting back to work after shedding a million jobs

by Amy Scott
Jun 2, 2020
And more job losses are likely on the way.
A house being built in Phoenix. Residential construction fell 4.5% in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Millions of Americans are waiting for their jobs to come back. They might not.

by Mitchell Hartman
May 29, 2020
Almost one in four business owners worry their companies won't survive the pandemic, according to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey.
A boarded-up restaurant in San Francisco. Many layoffs that were believed to be temporary may become permanent, especially those involving higher-cost workers.
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How many furloughed workers will return to their jobs? Many are optimistic

by Kristin Schwab
May 11, 2020
The longer you're laid off, the more likely it is to become permament.
A temporarily closed restaurant in Chicago. Eateries and tourism may lag some other industries in reopening.
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