Has the widespread unemployment benefits discouraged many workers from returning to work? A big drop in people seeking or receiving benefits in the past two weeks after the end of a $ 600 federal grant suggests that the answer may be yes. Early unemployment fell to 963,000 in early August, …
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California lawmakers questioned state labor officials Thursday amid mounting concerns about the government’s inability to pay unemployment claims that skyrocketed amid widespread trade closings, and learned that decades-old technologies underpin the payment system. During a state legislative hearing on Thursday, the Employment Development Department was portrayed as inept and insensitive …
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People wait for their numbers to be called at an unemployment event in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 15, 2020. Nick Oxford photo for The Washington Post via Getty Images 93% drop Americans began receiving an additional $ 600 a week in April as a result of a federal coronavirus relief …
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CNBC’s “College Voices 2020” is a series written by CNBC summer interns from universities across the country about coming of age, launching new careers, and job hunting during a global pandemic. They are finding their voices in a time of great social change and hope for a better future. What …
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Senator Rob Portman urged Congress on Wednesday to reach an agreement on the federal unemployment insurance supplement, and told CNBC that a solution is needed this week. “If we do nothing because we end up in a partisan stalemate here and both sides go to their corners, the people who …
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