South Florida Sun Sentinel1:07Ron DeSantis Gov. DeSantis rejects plan to increase unemployment benefits South Florida Sun Sentinel - flipboard.com Governor Ron DeSantis says he doesn't support a plan to increase unemployment benefits.
Conservative View MSNBC Discovers People Prefer Government Checks, Not Paychecks newsbusters.org - Kyle Drennen Senior News Analyst After over a year of Democrats and their allies in the liberal media repeatedly demanding trillions of taxpayer dollars be spent on COVID relief and …
WLKY0:55Louisville KCC reopens all regional office to in-person unemployment assistance appointments WLKY - flipboard.com
Business InsiderFlorida A Florida McDonald's is paying people $50 just to show up for a job interview, and it's still struggling to find applicants verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Kate TaylorA McDonald's in Florida is paying people $50 just to show up for a job interview. But it's still not attracting many applicants. Blake Casper, the franchisee who owns the restaurant, told Insider that...
UK Politics Britain’s Benefit Madness project-syndicate.org - Robert Skidelsky Work is the ultimate escape from poverty. But the futile sort demanded by the United Kingdom’s income-support scheme puts many of society’s weakest …
U.S. News & World ReportIowa Iowa's March Unemployment Rate Stable at 3.7% U.S. News & World Report - Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in March, the same as the revised level in February, state officials said …
Inc MagazineUnited States How Companies Are Using Creative Incentives to Attract and Keep New Talent Now Inc Magazine - Mary YangU.S. job openings are at the highest they've been in two years. But companies are still short-staffed. One in three U.S. workers doesn't want to work for an employer that requires them to be onsite full-time,...
Wisconsin Wisconsin Unemployment at 3.8% urbanmilwaukee.com - Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner Wisconsin unemployment rate leveled out at 3.8% in March, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) reported Thursday, but still higher than the …
MarketplaceRecession Are we headed for a Roaring '20s economy? - Marketplace verified_publisherMarketplace - Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst A year ago, when most of the country was under stay-at-home orders and people were losing jobs at an unprecedented rate, we asked three people who …
Alabama Alabama’s Unemployment Drops to 3.8% birminghamwatch.org - Virginia Martin Alabama’s unemployment rate for March was 3.8%, down from 4% in February.That compares to a record-low 2.6% in March 2020, right before COVID-19 and …
Utah Why are jobs going unfilled if so many are still unemployed in hot Utah economy? deseret.com - Jasen Lee Despite record numbers of Utahns filing for jobless benefits every week, some businesses are having big trouble finding workers to fill open …
California California hits huge vaccine milestone calmatters.org - Emily Hoeven Good morning, California. It’s Friday, April 16.Nearly halfway thereCalifornia is at its pandemic best.No counties are left in the state’s most …
Best LifePowerball This Is the Unluckiest State in America, According to Data Best Life - Ted Lang Luck is a tricky concept to get a handle on. Some people seem to always manage a free ride on their way to striking gold, while others appear to …
U.S. News & World ReportKentucky Beshear: 19 State Workers Filed False Unemployment Claims U.S. News & World Report - Associated Press By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least 19 Kentucky state workers received thousands of dollars of unemployment …
New Jersey Employers are finding it difficult to hire because some are making more on unemployment news12.com - News 12 Staff Unemployment, created to assist people who are out of work, is now creating a new issue for some small business owners. A New Jersey restaurant owner …
Chicago TribuneFinance Unemployment is high, yet businesses are struggling to find workers. Here are 5 ways to make sense of that. Chicago Tribune - Neil IrwinThere are two distinct, and completely opposite, ways of looking at the American job market. One would be to consult the data tables produced every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which suggest...
United States New Mexico labor leader steps down as jobless claims persist stltoday.com - By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of New Mexico’s labor agency is stepping down, just as the latest jobless numbers released Friday show …
Business InsiderSalaries & Wages 4 things that might explain the labor shortage hitting the reopening American economy verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Ayelet SheffeyThe pandemic cost millions of Americans their jobs, and while the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that 9.7 million of them are actively seeking work, businesses are reporting significant labor shortages....
San Diego Unemployment Rate Decreases To 6.9% In San Diego County kpbs.org - City News Service The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 6.9% in March, down from a revised 7.2% in February but well above the year- ago rate of 3.8% …
The New York TimesOpinion & Analysis Minnesota Is One of the Best Places to Live in America. Unless You’re Black. verified_publisherThe New York Times - Samuel L. Myers Jr.MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is one of the best places to live in America. It has good schools, excellent housing and low unemployment. It regularly appears near the top of indexes for livability. But all that...
Associated PressJobless Claims US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic Associated Press - By CHRISTOPHER RUGABERWASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the recession....
PatchSan Diego Fatal Train Crash | Unemployment Rate | Rail Closure | Patch PM verified_publisherPatch - Kristina Houck Today's headlines from across San Diego County. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – Missed today's headlines? Here are the Patch stories from San Diego County that …
National ReviewConservative View New York Is about to Pay $2.1 Billion to Illegal Aliens | National Review National Review - David North The New York state legislature has recently made two fiscal decisions of note. The first — raising taxes on millionaires — is no surprise. The …
Seeking AlphaInvesting Treasuries: The Dog That Did Not Bark verified_publisherSeeking Alpha Like the dog that did not bark, the long-term US yields tumbled despite data that confirms the acceleration of the US economy and labor market
Jacksonville (Fla.) Jacksonville jobless rate up in March | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida jaxdailyrecord.com - Mark Basch Jacksonville’s unemployment rose slightly in March as more people began looking for jobs, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported …
Finance Fed's Waller says U.S. economy is 'ready to rip' By Reuters investing.com - Reuters (Reuters) -The U.S. economy is set to take off as more Americans are vaccinated, the virus gets under control and consumers become more comfortable …
The Washington PostHuman Geography Biden’s rescue plan is looking like a home run verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Jennifer RubinA lot of good economic news emerged this week. The Post reports: “First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week to a pandemic low of 576,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s down...
United States In March, three states reported unemployment rates at or below pre-pandemic levels - USAFacts usafacts.org - USAFacts Ohio and South Dakota matched rates from February 2020, while Nebraska dipped below. Four other states were less than half a percentage point away. …
FOX BusinessLarry Kudlow Kudlow: Are Americans being paid to stay home? verified_publisherFOX Business - Fox Business StaffLarry Kudlow questioned Friday if people are being paid to stay home, noting that in New York City, unemployment pays more than the minimum wage. LARRY KUDLOW: Many economists contribute the big march...
