Jobs
New claims for state jobless aid jump 32% in one week
December 10, 2020New claims for state-paid jobless benefits, before seasonal adjustments, jumped 32% in one week.
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Jobless workers urge lawmakers to act on big economic aid measure
December 10, 2020They demand help, not attempts to overturn a free, fair election, from their lawmakers.
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Patients support their striking SEIU nursing care workers
December 4, 2020Essential frontline workers get heartwarming backing form the people they serve.
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On unemployment benefits, Wall Street Journal’s ‘common sense’ is nonsense
December 1, 2020No matter how hard they search, unemployed workers can’t find jobs that don’t exist. The major problem is the lack of jobs, not workers who refuse to work because they receive unemployment checks.
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COVID Thanksgiving: Jobs crisis brings unhappy Turkey Day for millions
November 25, 2020The latest jobless numbers reveal an unhappy Turkey Day—and it could get worse.
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