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Unemployment
The U.K. has a plan to pay businesses that hire young people
Sep 4, 2020
Businesses get about $2,000 for every six-month placement they provide for the unemployed.
U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
Sep 4, 2020
Employers added 1.4 million jobs, but that's the fewest since the pandemic began.
The seasonal adjustment to jobless claims has been ... adjusted
Sep 3, 2020
The adjustments smooth out predictable changes in employment, but the pandemic economy has broken them.
A spike in long-term unemployment is looming
Sep 2, 2020
Temporary layoffs are becoming permanent for more furloughed workers.
Nearly a third of Americans worry about having their work hours cut or losing their jobs
Sep 1, 2020
And according to Americans who've already lost their jobs, they should be.
With job losses, workers and their families lose health insurance coverage
Aug 27, 2020
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that number is at 12 million people.
So far, Trump's pandemic unemployment benefit is available in 2 states
Aug 24, 2020
More states are trying to join the program, but most will offer $300 a week in additional benefits, rather than the $400 the president wanted.
For public good, not for profit.
Decarbonization can fix the jobs crisis and the climate crisis, scientist says
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Aug 11, 2020
Saul Griffith is the co-author of a new report that outlines a plan to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels while creating millions of jobs.
The Economy Reimagined, Part 2: Jobs, Education and Poverty
by
David Brancaccio
and Kimberly Adams
Aug 7, 2020
The case for a job guarantee, the future of the labor movement, working in the gig economy and more.
How will employers perceive long-term unemployment in this moment?
by
Erika Beras
Aug 7, 2020
Traditionally, employers question big gaps in work history. But because of the pandemic, they may be more understanding.