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The Labor Department announced on Dec. 16, that Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose as the labor market hit a slight bump in its recovery from last year’s CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. Jobless claims rose to 206,000 last week by 18,000, bouncing off of the prior week’s 52-year low, which was higher than the estimated […]

NTD spoke with Jonny Stokoe, head of growth and analytics at workforce solutions company Adecco, about hiring data.

Two pandemic unemployment programs end on Labor Day. Millions of Americans have lost benefits from the government. NTD talked to two retailers about their Labor Day sales and how the pandemic continues to pose challenges. Amazon plans to roll out its own, Amazon-branded TVs. It will be powered by Alexa, but one manufacturer is a […]

Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate are demanding a federal investigation into unemployment benefits money lost to fraudsters, calling it the “greatest theft of American tax dollars in our nation’s history.” The members sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office, asking the federal oversight group to investigate the fraud and arguing structural issues […]

Enhanced unemployment benefits from the federal government will expire at the end of the month. About 7.5 million Americans will be affected. But there are a record number of jobs available.

More than 10 million jobs are available in the United States despite widespread unemployment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The report comes as Republicans and Democrats debate ongoing federal unemployment payments—in addition to state benefits—and what impact they have on Americans’ willingness to return to work. The federal data showed a major boost […]

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but continuing claims dropped, another indication that the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be choppy. Businesses have reopened at a rapid clip, boosted by a rollback in restrictions. Still, the job market rebound has been anything but […]

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a sign that layoffs declined and the job market is improving. The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims declined just 7,000 from the previous week to 411,000. The number of weekly applications for unemployment aid has fallen steadily this year from about 900,000 […]

Half of the United States announced that they would end federal pandemic unemployment benefits soon. These governors are concerned that jobless benefits are keeping millions of American workers from getting back to work. This comes as a Fed report, released Wednesday, found that despite companies increasing salaries, there’s still a shortage of workers. The Senate […]

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy further reopens. The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims dropped to 385,000, down 20,000 from the week before. The […]

Twenty-five states announced that they would end federal pandemic unemployment benefits soon. These governors are concerned that jobless benefits are keeping millions of American workers from getting back to work.

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a 14-month low last week as companies held onto their workers amid a growing labor shortage that helped to curb employment growth in April. The scramble for workers comes as the reopening economy is experiencing a boom in demand, resulting in widespread shortages […]

Some governors are ending unemployment benefits. This comes amid concerns that the benefits are leading to a shortage of people looking for work.

Identity theft swelled nationwide during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. It’s turned thousands of Americans into victims of identity theft.

Expanded federal unemployment benefits that were implemented during last year’s pandemic relief efforts are ending earlier than scheduled in Arkansas, Montana, and South Carolina—and Florida is expected to follow suit as Republican governors nationwide respond to pleas from businesses to encourage Americans to return to work.

U.S. jobs growth for April was far lower than what the market had predicted, adding to the worries that excessive stimulus payments could have undesirable side effects in the long term, making the road to recovery rocky.

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications plummeted by 193,000 from a revised 769,000 a week earlier. Jobless claims are now down sharply […]