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Layoffs are still up, as another 837,000 seek unemployment benefits

by Associated Press
Oct 1, 2020
The Labor Department’s report suggests that companies are still cutting a historically high number of jobs.
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When it comes to filing for unemployment, here’s what you can control

by Samantha Fields
Sep 30, 2020
What you can do to avoid getting caught in the backlog.
Many people around the country are still waiting weeks, sometimes months, for unemployment benefits.
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Many are still waiting for unemployment, months later

by Samantha Fields
Sep 25, 2020
For many of those who have now gone months without a paycheck or unemployment, things are dire.
Hundreds of people waited in long lines in Kentucky in June for help with their unemployment claims, months after they had initially tried to file.
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Slow labor market recovery continues with unemployment claims at 870,000

by Associated Press
Sep 24, 2020
Jobless claims have held steady at just over 800,000 in recent weeks.
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California's unemployment system has serious issues. It's not alone.

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 21, 2020
Antiquated software and a glitchy ID-verification system are among the issues that prompted the state to stop accepting new applications for two weeks.
A woman enters the Employment Development Department building in Los Angeles. The state is putting a pause on processing new unemployment applications for two weeks.
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Trump's Lost Wages Assistance money isn't enough for many unemployed

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 11, 2020
As Congress battles over how to help those who are out of work in the pandemic, FEMA funds to replace federal pandemic checks are already running out.
A protester holds a sign calling for a fix to unemployment benefits at a protest in Miami Beach.
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Head spinning from all the unemployment numbers? Blame COVID-19.

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 10, 2020
The pandemic has led to churn in the job market — layoffs, rehires and new hires that reflect shifting demand in the economy.
A bartender pours drinks for customers in Austin, Texas, in May. There's a lot of churn in the labor market due to COVID-19.
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Furloughs turning into permanent layoffs as pandemic drags on

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 8, 2020
Job losses are moving past lockdown-hit businesses to other sectors that were doing fine for a while.
Every month a worker is on temporary unemployment, they have about a 10% to 15% chance of transitioning to a permanent separation, according to one labor economist.
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Jobless claims fall to 881,000 but layoffs remain elevated

by Associated Press
Sep 3, 2020
And 13.3 million people are continuing to receive traditional jobless benefits.
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Personal incomes are up, but it won't last

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 28, 2020
Federal data for July caught the tail end of the $600 a week in additional federal unemployment insurance just before it expired.
An activist in Las Vegas tapes a sign to her car in support of extending the $600 weekly unemployment benefit, which expired at the end of July.
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