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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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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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Analysis finds racial disparity in pandemic unemployment benefits

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 21, 2021
White unemployment applicants were more likely to get relief than Black applicants.
A new report shows that Black applicants were less likely to receive federal unemployment benefits when compared to white applicants — something which also occurred during the Great Recession.
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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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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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Unemployment claims fall for 6th straight week

by Associated Press
Jun 10, 2021
Jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 376,000 from 385,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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What's keeping labor force participation down?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 4, 2021
It's not just child care and health issues. Many people are looking at their old jobs and saying no thanks.
The job market has changed, as well as workers' situations. For people who used to be bus drivers, for instance, there may not be jobs to go back to.
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COVID & Unemployment

Unemployment claims drop for 5th week in a row

by Associated Press
Jun 3, 2021
The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims dropped to 385,000, down 20,000 from the week before.
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States return to pre-pandemic unemployment rules, but are workers ready?

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 2, 2021
It's a soft political target, but allowing people to spend more time on unemployment may help them land better jobs.
Reinstated rules requiring people to prove they’re actively looking for work benefit employers getting desperate for workers.
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Unemployment claims continue to drop

by Associated Press
May 27, 2021
The number of weekly jobless claims — a rough measure of the pace of layoffs — has fallen by more than half since January.
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