Labor economy
This week: Home prices, Walgreens earnings, June jobs report

The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 01:00 AM EDT
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: HOT HOT HOT The S&P CoreLogic...

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...

A customer wears a mask as she waits to get a receipt at a register in Target store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Sunday, May 23, 2021. Consumer spending was flat in May while incomes dropped for a second month as the impact of the government’s individual impact payments waned. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
May consumer spending flat; incomes fall and prices jump

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 25, 2021 11:51 AM EDT

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...

Kentucky governor offers $1,500 bonus to boost workforce

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 24, 2021 05:30 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday dangled a $1,500 bonus meant to lure thousands of unemployed Kentuckians back to work, offering it as an...

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,...

A sign displays the price of a 65-inch television lined up with countless other televisions in a Costco warehouse on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Loen Tree, Colo. The Commerce Department said Thursday, June 24 that growth in the gross domestic product, the country’s total output of goods and services, was unchanged from two previous estimates.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
US economy grows 6.4% in Q1, and it's likely just the start

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 24, 2021 09:58 AM EDT

This May 5, 2021 photo shows hiring signs posted outside a gas station in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pa. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, reported Thursday, June 24, a sign that layoffs declined and the job market is improving. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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. ...

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...

Ohio business groups speak against GOP vaccination bill

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 22, 2021 12:47 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two major Ohio business groups on Tuesday came out in opposition to pending GOP legislation in the Ohio House that would prohibit...

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...

In this Saturday, June 19, 2021, photo, Caroline Styne, owner and wine director at The Lucques Group, serves wine to attorney Alec Nedelman, celebrating early "Father's Day "with his family at the A.O.C. Brentwood restaurant in Los Angeles. Styne has turned away dozens of customers at the company's A.O.C. West Hollywood restaurant because she doesn't have the staff to serve them, leaving seats empty. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Help wanted: Labor crisis plagues US restaurant industry

By Michael R. Blood Jun. 22, 2021 08:45 AM EDT

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...

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, a waitress serves patrons sitting outdoors for dinner separated by plastic dividers with national flags at Mel's drive-in restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif. California has now regained more than half of the 2.7 million jobs it lost at the start of the pandemic, state officials said Friday, June 17, 2021, a trend driven by restaurants and hotels hiring more people as the state gradually reopens its economy. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
California unemployment rate dips as employers add new jobs

By Adam Beam Jun. 18, 2021 02:50 PM EDT

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...