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May 9, 2024 · Unemployment claims for the week ending May 4 rose by 22,000 to 231,000, up from 209,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Though last week’s claims were the most since the final week of August 2023, it’s still a relatively low number of layoffs and not cause for concern.
Sep 6, 2021 · Nearly 18 months after Congress came to the rescue of jobless Americans, its historic expansion of the nation’s unemployment benefits system expired nationwide this weekend. Lawmakers, who ...
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Sep 6, 2021 · WASHINGTON — Expanded unemployment benefits that have kept millions of Americans afloat during the pandemic expired on Monday, setting up an abrupt cutoff of assistance to 7.5 million people as...
Mar 6, 2021 · Millions could lose unemployment benefits on March 14 if Congress doesn't pass another relief package. The Senate passed Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill. By Melissa Mahtani and...
Oct 10, 2021 · CNN — Out-of-work Americans did not rush back into the job market after beefed-up unemployment benefits ended nationwide in September. The labor force shrank last month for the first time since...
Jan 21, 2021 · Biden proposes working with Congress on automatic adjustments to the length and amount of unemployment benefits workers receive based on economic conditions. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said in a...
