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COVID & Unemployment

U.S. sees hiring slowdown for fifth consecutive month

by Associated Press
Dec 4, 2020
U.S. employers added a modest 245,000 jobs as the spread of coronavirus continues to intensify.
There are plenty of things holding people back from taking a bevy of available jobs.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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COVID & Unemployment

Fewer employers, less work spell trouble for job market

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 4, 2020
It's employees of small businesses who are most at risk, according to one payroll processor.
A pedestrian wearing her facemask and holding a cup of coffee walks past a closed sign hanging on the door of a small business in Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2020.
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An unemployed bartender’s search for work and stability

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 2, 2020
“There’s just a lot of people applying for not a lot of jobs,” says Neil Cairns of Portland, Oregon.
With many bars and restaurants closed or struggling to stay open, there's stiff competition for jobs in the industry.
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COVID & Unemployment

Most states have been underpaying Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits

by Samantha Fields
Dec 1, 2020
Instead of calculating PUA benefits based on people’s income, many states have just been paying the minimum benefit.
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COVID & Unemployment

New report says 12 million jobless workers are about to lose unemployment benefits

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 18, 2020
In just 38 days, 12 million jobless workers will lose their benefits. Talks on another relief bill have stalled in Congress.
The restaurant and hospitality industries have experienced plenty of turnover.
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COVID-19

Will a "skinny" coronavirus relief package help those who need it most?

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Nov 12, 2020
Kai Ryssdal talks with Gbenga Ajilore of the Center for American Progress, who argues that pandemic economic relief should be more inclusive.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in July.
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COVID & Unemployment

Nearly two job seekers for every job: What it's like to look for work now

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 10, 2020
The unemployment rate is down, and more people are returning to the labor force. But finding a job isn't easy.
A woman closes up a liquor store in Seattle in July. Job searchers are having a hard time finding work during the pandemic.
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COVID & Unemployment

Jobs have bounced back in some parts of the economy. Others face a long slog.

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 6, 2020
More Americans are returning to the labor market. But more are also joing the ranks of the long-term unemployed.
A shuttered business district in Brooklyn in May. Jobs in some face-to-face services, like bars and restaurants, are still down 15% to 30%.
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COVID & Unemployment

The job market is still in recovery, but it's also still losing momentum

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 6, 2020
The decline in unemployment has slowed since an early rebound from the first wave of COVID-19 shutdowns.
The manufacturing and construction sectors have done pretty well throughout the pandemic, but But, jobs in travel, hotels and restaurants are still way down.
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COVID & Unemployment

Unemployment drops to 6.9% and U.S. adds 638,000 jobs

by Associated Press
Nov 6, 2020
Eight months after the virus struck, the U.S. economy still has recovered barely half the that were lost to the pandemic.
The economy, which had rebounded sharply in the July-September quarter as businesses reopened from virus-related shutdowns, is now expanding more slowly.
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