Employment figures
This week: Home prices, Walgreens earnings, June jobs report
The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 01:00 AM EDT
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Judge: Indiana must continue federal unemployment benefits
By Casey Smith Jun. 25, 2021 04:33 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Marion County judge ordered Friday that Indiana must continue the federal government’s unemployment benefits, putting a temporary stop to...
Editorial Roundup: New England
By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2021 03:45 PM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media. June 23, 2021.
Editorial: Police accountability demands transparency
The powers granted to...
Nigerian IT worker charged in multistate unemployment fraud
By Gene Johnson Jun. 24, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — A Nigerian information technology worker has been indicted on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges, after authorities said he and his...
Michigan bill to end extra unemployment benefit faces veto
By David Eggert Jun. 24, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted Thursday to stop a $300 weekly federal supplement that is added to unemployed workers' benefits in Michigan,...
US economy grows 6.4% in Q1, and it's likely just the start
By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 24, 2021 09:58 AM EDT
US jobless claims tick down to 411,000 as economy heals
By Christopher Rugaber Jun. 24, 2021 08:39 AM EDT
N. Carolina bill ending extra $300 benefits heads to Cooper
By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 23, 2021 06:25 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina would end offering supplemental benefits from the federal government to the state's unemployed in roughly a month under...
Auditor: Mississippi erred on $117M in unemployment benefits
Jun. 23, 2021 02:50 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi erroneously paid out more than $117 million in unemployment benefits last year and during the early months of...
Vermont's unemployment rate 2.6% for May, pre-pandemic level
Jun. 23, 2021 02:46 PM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s unemployment rate was 2.6% for May, a decrease from 2.9% for April, the state Labor Department reported Wednesday.
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Lawmakers told updating unemployment system could take years
By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 22, 2021 04:58 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Overhauling Kentucky's outdated technology for processing jobless claims could take up to three years, the state's labor secretary said...
Maryland flags over 500K unemployment claims in 6 weeks
Jun. 22, 2021 08:59 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials have detected more than a half million potentially fraudulent new unemployment insurance claims in the last six weeks and...
Waiver available to avoid repaying excess jobless benefits
Jun. 21, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of Kentuckians can now apply for a waiver that could clear them from having to repay the overpayments included in their...
Idaho unemployment rate drops to 3% as pandemic fades
Jun. 18, 2021 04:37 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 3% from April to May as the coronavirus pandemic fades, state officials said...
Editorial Roundup: New England
By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 12:49 PM EDT
Rutland Herald. June 14, 2021.
Editorial: First in the nation
Congratulations, Vermont. We did it. We moved the needle...
Pennsylvania's employment grew in May, as labor force shrank
Jun. 18, 2021 10:14 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate shrank in May and payrolls grew, even as the labor force contracted, according to state figures...
Alabama jobless rate drops to 3.4% as recovery continues
Jun. 18, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's unemployment rate dropped to 3.4% in May, down sharply from a year earlier as the economy added jobs while it recovered from...
Georgia jobless rate falls to 4.1% in 13th straight decline
Jun. 17, 2021 06:27 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's jobless rate continued to fall in May, dropping closer to where it was before the pandemic sent it soaring to an all-time high.
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