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COVID & Unemployment

What you need to know about the job market during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.
A "now hiring" sign at a store in Arlington, Virginia.
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30 million? 18 million? How many Americans are out of work right now?

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 6, 2020
Why various estimates of joblessness don't seem to add up.
A woman leaves the Department of Employment Services in Washington, D.C. Estimates of unemployment vary depending on the formula and data used.
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1.2 million seek unemployment benefits after $600 federal check ends

by Associated Press
Aug 6, 2020
It's evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as the weekly federal jobless payment has expired.
The Labor Department’s report marked the 20th straight week that at least 1 million people have sought jobless aid. Pictured: A sign asking clients to wear a mask and respect social distancing is seen on the door of a closed store in Los Angeles.
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California court to rule on gig worker classification

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 5, 2020
The issue has big implications for workers' access to safety net benefits that have become crucial during the pandemic.
For many ride-hailing drivers, unemployment insurance and other benefits are major issues.
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The $600-a-week unemployment aid expired, but millions are still being laid off

by Samantha Fields
Aug 5, 2020
Without federal unemployment benefits, "the economy tanks."
Protesters in Florida caravan to Senator Rick Scott's office to ask him to vote to extend federal unemployment benefits.
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Millions of unemployed workers now rely solely on state benefits — and they vary wildly

by Kristin Schwab
Aug 3, 2020
There is no federal standard for unemployment benefits, so states create their own rules.
A message on a car window demands a better system for supporting unemployed workers in Florida.
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Could states run out of unemployment insurance funds?

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 3, 2020
Federal government loans are helping some states continue paying jobless benefits, and some still feel the effects of the Great Recession.
A view of the New York State Department of Labor.
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Can I file a backdated unemployment claim?

by Samantha Fields
Jul 31, 2020
If you’ve struggled to get through to the unemployment office, you should still be able to file and get weeks or months of back pay.
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$600 weekly benefit did not reduce employment, study finds

by Andy Uhler
Jul 31, 2020
Yale research says there were a lot of reasons people did not go back to work that were more important, like lack of child care or the fear of getting COVID-19.
Some Senate Republicans have argued that the $600 benefit is too much, discouraging people from returning to work. Above, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Senate floor on Thursday.
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With a continuing wave of job cuts, another 1.4 million Americans sought unemployment benefits

by Associated Press
Jul 30, 2020
More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week
A spike in virus cases has led many states to halt plans to reopen businesses and has caused millions of consumers to delay any return to traveling, shopping and other normal economic activity.
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