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Unemployment
U.S. sees hiring slowdown for fifth consecutive month
Dec 4, 2020
U.S. employers added a modest 245,000 jobs as the spread of coronavirus continues to intensify.
Fewer employers, less work spell trouble for job market
Dec 4, 2020
It's employees of small businesses who are most at risk, according to one payroll processor.
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.
Most states have been underpaying Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits
Dec 1, 2020
Instead of calculating PUA benefits based on people’s income, many states have just been paying the minimum benefit.
New report says 12 million jobless workers are about to lose unemployment benefits
Nov 18, 2020
In just 38 days, 12 million jobless workers will lose their benefits. Talks on another relief bill have stalled in Congress.
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.
Nearly two job seekers for every job: What it's like to look for work now
Nov 10, 2020
The unemployment rate is down, and more people are returning to the labor force. But finding a job isn't easy.
For public good, not for profit.
Jobs have bounced back in some parts of the economy. Others face a long slog.
Nov 6, 2020
More Americans are returning to the labor market. But more are also joing the ranks of the long-term unemployed.
The job market is still in recovery, but it's also still losing momentum
Nov 6, 2020
The decline in unemployment has slowed since an early rebound from the first wave of COVID-19 shutdowns.
Unemployment drops to 6.9% and U.S. adds 638,000 jobs
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.