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Jobless claims are upbeat, but consumer confidence is still a wild card
Sep 2, 2021
The delta variant is causing some consumer pullback, and the expiration of pandemic unemployment benefits on Sept. 5 could play a role in spending.
Fewer people are on unemployment, but there's a nasty shock coming for many of them
Aug 19, 2021
Their federal benefits — which add up to more than $6 billion a week — are about to run out.
Uneven state unemployment rates show different recovery arcs
Jul 8, 2021
Many of the states with the lowest unemployment rates have young workforces and multifaceted economies.
What's keeping labor force participation down?
Jun 4, 2021
It's not just child care and health issues. Many people are looking at their old jobs and saying no thanks.
Nearly half of states will cut short federal jobless benefits
May 27, 2021
The economy is steadily improving, but we're not back to "normal."
New data points to strengthening economic recovery this year
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Justin Ho
Apr 15, 2021
Jobless claims and retail spending data out Thursday suggest that the economy's laying the groundwork for recovery.
Weekly jobless claims are up, but other signs point to a recovering job market
Apr 1, 2021
The larger trend in jobless claims is down, while airline reservations and manufacturing work shifts are up.
For public good, not for profit.
Big jump in unemployment benefit claims from gig workers
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Erika Beras
Jan 21, 2021
More people are relying on gig work, which puts a lot of risk on the workers themselves.
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.
Continuing unemployment claims are down, but that doesn't tell the whole story
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Andy Uhler
Nov 5, 2020
No state lets people stay on unemployment benefits for more than 26 weeks.