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Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.
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Another 881,000 people applied for state unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department says. That's down from the previous week, but the report comes with an asterisk.
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RALEIGH — North Carolina's unemployment rate rose in July, the state announced on Friday, even as the overall number of people working grew compared to…
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The National Association of State Workforce Agencies tells lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it would take most states 8-20 weeks to move to a modified system of awarding benefits.
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Housing advocates and landlords alike say if Congress doesn't extend or replace the extra payments expiring this weekend, millions of out-of-work Americans won't be able to afford to pay their rent.
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Monday, July 20, 2020Some of the protections that were stitched into the country's social safety net because of the pandemic are nearing an end, including…
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North Carolina's jobless rate declined dramatically in June, the state announced on Friday, as restaurants, hotels and retailers bounced back since Gov.…
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This story was originally published by ProPublica.By March, when the coronavirus began accelerating through the United States, Shawn Hill-Watkins had been…
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U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.
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The Labor Department says about 1.9 million people filed for unemployment last week, but there are some signs that people may be returning to their jobs.