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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.
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Hardship programs appear to be helping many people pause payments and survive the economic shutdown so far. But not everybody is getting the help, and advocates see big potential trouble ahead.
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RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper replaced the head of the state unemployment benefits office on Wednesday with a former legislator as the agency…
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RALEIGH — North Carolina's unemployment rate ballooned to just over 12% in April as the state dealt with a coronavirus-related economic slowdown, state…
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U.S. employers shed a record number of jobs in April, as the unemployment rate climbed to the highest since the Great Depression. The coronavirus crisis has locked down much of the economy.