unemployment

Unemployment occurs when a person who is actively searching for employment is unable to find work. Unemployment Insurance is a joint state-federal program that provides cash benefits to eligible workers. The benefits partially replace wages to help unemployed workers meet their financial obligations while looking for work.

Source: usa.gov

Online Car Seller Cazoo to Cut 15% of Staff
Online Car Seller Cazoo to Cut 15% of Staff
June 07, 2022  |  emea

Online car retailer Cazoo said it will reduce about 15% of its workforce and slow new hiring in an effort to cut costs. According to...

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Fraud Played ‘Significant’ Role in $163B Leak from Pandemic-Era Unemployment System
Fraud Played ‘Significant’ Role in $163B Leak from Pandemic-Era Unemployment System
May 27, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters bilked about $163 billion from the unemployment system during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the semiannual report to Congress by the Office of Inspector...

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Labor Dept: Commercial Banking Jobs Decline Following COVID
Labor Dept: Commercial Banking Jobs Decline Following COVID
May 27, 2022  |  Economy

Employment in America rose by 6.7 million last year, the largest calendar-year gain since the federal government began its Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. That’s...

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Today in Data: Business Slows for Ultrafast Grocery Delivery Services
Today in Data: Business Slows for Ultrafast Grocery Delivery Services
May 27, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, a number of ultrafast delivery services have begun cutting jobs as the industry struggles with inflation and a gloomy economic outlook. Data...

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Retail, Hospitality Hiring Drive US Job Growth
Retail, Hospitality Hiring Drive US Job Growth
May 06, 2022  |  Retail

The U.S. economy added 428,000 jobs last month thanks in part to hiring in the hospitality and retail sectors, the Department of Labor said Friday...

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US Economy Adds 431K Jobs in March Amid Falling Unemployment Rate
US Economy Adds 431K Jobs in March Amid Falling Unemployment Rate
April 01, 2022  |  Economy

The U.S. economy picked up 431,000 new jobs in March as the unemployment rate dropped to a pandemic low of 3.6% from 3.8% last month,...

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February Job Growth Beats Forecasts
February Job Growth Beats Forecasts
March 04, 2022  |  Economy

The U.S. economy added 678,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8%, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment...

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Hybrid Work Model Points to Uneven Recovery for Metro Downtowns 
Hybrid Work Model Points to Uneven Recovery for Metro Downtowns 
March 04, 2022  |  Economy

In the darkest days of the pandemic, all of us shifted to sheltering in place, and especially to working from home, fleeing to the countryside...

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Jobless Claims in 3 States Help Drive Up Unemployment
Jobless Claims in 3 States Help Drive Up Unemployment
February 17, 2022  |  Economy

State unemployment applications increased for the first time in a month, primarily in a few midwestern states, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday (Feb....

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