Unemployment Insurance


17.6 Million Unemployed Americans Probably Won't Return To Their Pre-pandemic Jobs

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The share of the workforce currently out of work with no reasonable chance of returning to their jobs is about 11%, or a... Read more

Another 1 Million Jobless Claims Show Congress May Need To Extend Extra Benefits Set To Expire

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Economists say the latest jobless claims report shows adds weight to calls for the extension of expanded unemployment be... Read more

May Unemployment Looks Worse Than Expected, Signaling Another Bad Jobs Report Could Be Coming

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So far, state reopenings have not helped stem the rise in unemployment, which is expected to show another big jump in th... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 3.84 Million, Topping 30 Million Over The Last 6 Weeks

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Jobless claims for the week ended April 25 came in at the lowest level in a month but bring the rolling six-week total t... Read more

These 25 States Are Already Paying Gig Workers And Self-employed Americans Unemployment

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Half of states are currently paying out unemployment compensation under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, wh... Read more

Millions Can't Access Unemployment Benefits So Actual Job Losses Are Likely Greater Than Data Shows

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The number of Americans who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic could be even bleaker than official gov... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 4.4 Million, Bringing 5-week Total To More Than 26 Million

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The number represented a decline of 810,000 from the previous week, but the five-week total has now surpassed all of the... Read more

Another 4.3 Million Workers Expected To Have Filed Unemployment Claims

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About 4.3 million workers are expected to have filed unemployment claims last week, bringing virus-related layoffs to ov... Read more

Here's What To Do If The US-China Trade War Ignites Layoffs

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The trade war with China and rising pressure on manufacturers and retailers are bringing a new worry: layoffs. Here's ho... Read more