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

Navigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: How The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Economy Is Beginning To Buckle
Navigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: How The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Economy Is Beginning To Buckle
August 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) March 11 announcement labeling the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic marked the end of business as usual in the United States....

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23 States To Add $300 To Weekly Jobless Benefit Checks
23 States To Add $300 To Weekly Jobless Benefit Checks
August 23, 2020  |  Economy

Nearly half of the nation’s states have been given the green light to issue $300 in federal weekly jobless benefits to help replace lost wages...

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Weak Jobless Claims Report Shows US Recovery Remains Uneven
Weak Jobless Claims Report Shows US Recovery Remains Uneven
August 20, 2020  |  Economy

Staggered reopenings. Tourism booms that might prove temporary. Each U.S. business vertical hard-hit by the pandemic has been impacted in different ways. For those companies...

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US Jobless Claims Back Above 1M
US Jobless Claims Back Above 1M
August 20, 2020  |  Economy

Despite predictions that the number of Americans seeking jobless benefits would drop for the second consecutive week, more than 1 million laid-off employees requested benefits last week,...

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Kudlow Promises New Jobless Aid, Says Economy Is On ‘Self-Sustaining Recovery’
Kudlow Promises New Jobless Aid, Says Economy Is On ‘Self-Sustaining Recovery’
August 19, 2020  |  Economy

White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said the economy is rebounding “very, very strongly” and would continue to do so, Reuters reported. Kudlow said he...

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Revised Data Shows US Jobs Down 173,000 Through March
Revised Data Shows US Jobs Down 173,000 Through March
August 19, 2020  |  Economy

Job growth in the United States was apparently weaker in the year through March, with the number of new workers added to payrolls revised down...

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Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Consumers Are Reorganizing Their Lives In The Wake Of The Outbreak
Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Consumers Are Reorganizing Their Lives In The Wake Of The...
August 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

PYMNTS introduced a survey to a census-balanced panel of 2,128 U.S. consumers on Friday, March 6. Our goal was to determine a baseline for consumers’...

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US Jobless Claims Fall Below 1M For The First Time Since March
US Jobless Claims Fall Below 1M For The First Time Since March
August 13, 2020  |  Economy

The number of Americans who filed for jobless benefits fell below one million for the first time since late March, the U.S. Department of Labor...

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Fed Officials: Economy Unlikely To Recover Before Vaccine Is Available
Fed Officials: Economy Unlikely To Recover Before Vaccine Is Available
August 12, 2020  |  Economy

Federal Reserve officials said they don’t think the economy is coming back in full until the pandemic is contained, Reuters reported. Instead, U.S. citizens will...

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