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unemployment
Weekly Unemployment Claims Hit 5.24 Million
By Cristina Cabrera
04.16.20 | 8:32 am
Weekly Unemployment Claims Hit 6.6 Million As U.S. Grapples With Outbreak
By Cristina Cabrera
04.09.20 | 8:36 am
on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida. on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Over 700,000 Jobs Lost In Early March Amid Pandemic
By Cristina Cabrera
04.03.20 | 8:38 am
A  GAP store with a Closed sign due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on March 26, 2020. - The economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic sparked an explosion of Americans filing for unemployment benefits, surging to 3.3 million last week -- the highest number ever recorded, the Labor Department reported Thursday. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) A  GAP store with a Closed sign due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on March 26, 2020. - The economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic sparked an explosion of Americans filing for unemployment benefits, surging to 3.3 million last week -- the highest number ever recorded, the Labor Department reported Thursday. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Weekly Unemployment Claims Skyrocket To Record 6.6 Million, Doubling Last Week’s
By Cristina Cabrera
04.02.20 | 8:39 am
PASADENA, CA - MAY 14:  Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los Angeles Career Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 14, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Nineteen exhibitors offer job and educational opportunities as well as advice from the Board of Equalization at the event that is open to the general public.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) PASADENA, CA - MAY 14:  Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los Angeles Career Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 14, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Nineteen exhibitors offer job and educational opportunities as well as advice from the Board of Equalization at the event that is open to the general public.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
3.28 Million People File Jobless Claims, Smashing Previous Record Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
By Cristina Cabrera
03.26.20 | 8:40 am
People wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Las Vegas. Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and it’s partner organizations, like the One-Stop Career Center, have seen an increase in traffic due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Locher) People wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Las Vegas. Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and it’s partner organizations, like the One-Stop Career Center, have seen an increase in traffic due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Unemployment Claims Surge Across The Country As COVID-19 Layoffs Hit Hard
By Associated Press
03.19.20 | 9:26 am
Jobs Report: Economy Added Fewer Jobs Than Expected In August
By Kate Riga
09.06.19 | 8:59 am
US Economy Adds 164,000 Jobs In July, Unemployment Stays The Same
By Nicole LaFond
08.02.19 | 9:52 am
A bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone, a retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, is posted outside the store in Canton, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The central Mississippi city has a growing Spanish-speaking population and some merchants are actively recruiting bilingual counter help. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone, a retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, is posted outside the store in Canton, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The central Mississippi city has a growing Spanish-speaking population and some merchants are actively recruiting bilingual counter help. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
June Jobs Report: 224,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Up A Smidge
By Kate Riga
07.05.19 | 8:57 am
We’re Less Prepared For The Next Recession Than We Were For The Last
By William Spriggs
06.17.19 | 6:00 am
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