Jobs
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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Jobless numbers stay high as Senate’s ruling Republicans do nothing
November 12, 2020The unemployment crisis continues as people run out of benefit lifelines.
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Some 17 percent of U.S. workers got jobless benefits last week
October 15, 2020Since the beginning of the pandemic 64 million have sought state or federal benefits.
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GOP refusal to back rescue package could push thousands of jobless down to $5 a week
October 9, 2020Trump’s tantrum that he won’t sign a stimulus bill unless he is re-elected is pushing millions to the brink of desperation.
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