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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 06: A New York Labor Department office is viewed in Manhattan NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 06: A New York Labor Department office is viewed in Manhattan
Another 4.4 Million Jobless Claims Filed Last Week
By Cristina Cabrera
04.23.20 | 8:34 am
Racial Inequality Helped Fuel This Crisis. Fixing It Will Help Get Us Out.
The rapid unemployment we’re seeing now gives us a glimpse at the extent to which work has become precarious in the United States, especially for low-income people and communities of color.
By Angela Hanks
04.17.20 | 9:30 am
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
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