Re-entering workforce
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...

Beshear signals effort to entice more people back to work

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 17, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signaled Thursday that he plans to offer incentives to fill more jobs, as he defended enhanced jobless benefits that Republican...

FILE - In this March 2, 2021, file photo, a woman, wearing a protective mask due to the coronavirus, walks past the signs of an employment agency, in Manchester, N.H. A new report finds that Latinas have left the workforce at rates higher than any other demographic and also have had some of the highest unemployment rates throughout the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Latinas left workforce at highest rate, see slow recovery

By Astrid Galvan Jun. 16, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will use federal funds to replenish the state's depleted unemployment insurance trust at a news conference on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the state Capitol building in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico's Workforce Solutions Department that oversees unemployment claims is embarking on reforms aimed at improving efficiency and service, while cracking down on perpetrators of fraudulent claims with help from federal authorities. Agency staffing is being increased by 110 positions. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico seeks reforms at unemployment agency

By Morgan Lee Jun. 11, 2021 05:03 PM EDT

NC House votes to do away with extra jobless benefits early

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 03, 2021 04:25 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina would do away with the $300-per-week supplemental benefits for the unemployed provided by the federal government during the...

McConnell: Extra jobless benefit hurts back-to-work efforts

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 02, 2021 04:42 PM EDT
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s acceptance of extra jobless benefits is hampering efforts by businesses to find help as the economy moves beyond the...

Reemployment bonus idea advanced by NC Senate committee

By Gary D. Robertson May. 26, 2021 01:04 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With employers struggling to fill positions as post-pandemic restrictions end, North Carolina state senators advanced a proposal Wednesday...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit News. May 19, 2021. Editorial: Michigan’s COVID cops still hard at work Michiganians gave a sigh of relief...

NC legislature considers bonuses for unemployed who get jobs

May. 20, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina unemployment benefit recipients could get bonuses of $1,500 if they return to work soon under a measure unveiled Thursday...

Tables are cleaned in an outdoor eating area amid the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
California restaurants expect rebound that will take years

By Don Thompson May. 18, 2021 07:44 PM EDT

Beshear: Ending extra jobless aid now would hurt economy

By Bruce Schreiner May. 17, 2021 05:26 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Cutting off the extra federal payments going to unemployed Kentuckians would hurt the state's economy as it recovers from the COVID-19...

Louisiana House Republicans propose return-to-work bonus

By Melinda Deslatte May. 13, 2021 03:53 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican House lawmakers on Thursday began advancing a proposal to offer Louisiana residents receiving unemployment up to $1,000 to...

FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey addresses the media at the U.S-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz. Ducey on Thursday, May 13, 2021, joined a growing number of Republican governors who are stopping payment of an extra $300 per week in pay for unemployed workers paid for by a federal virus relief package to force people to return to work. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File)
Arizona joins 12 GOP states in ending extra unemployment pay

By Bob Christie May. 13, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Richard Lavers, Deputy Commissioner New Hampshire Employment Security, poses for a photo at a New Hampshire Works employment security job center Monday, May 10, 2021, in Manchester, N.H. States are pushing the unemployed to get back to work to help businesses large and small find the workers they need to emerge from the COVID-19 recession. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
States push jobless from virus recession to return to work

By Wilson Ring May. 10, 2021 01:36 PM EDT

A sign requiring face masks is seen at Harmons Grocery store Monday, March 8, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Utah's statewide mask mandate will be lifted on April 10 under a measure that passed the full Legislature Friday, March 5, 2021. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has said he plans to sign the bill. The bill lays out a new timeline for when Utah's COVID-19 restrictions applying to businesses, events, and schools would end. The mask mandate would still apply to gatherings of more than 50 people. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Utah to help people reentering workforce during pandemic

By Sophia Eppolito Apr. 01, 2021 03:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo, a sign reading "Welcome Back Now Open" is posted on the window of a Morton's Steakhouse restaurant as a man works inside during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco. California added 141,000 jobs in February as more than a quarter of a million people returned to the workforce. The California Employment Development Department said Friday, March 26, that the state's unemployment rate in February was 8.5%, down from 9% in January. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Hopeful signs as California adds 141,000 jobs in February

By Adam Beam Mar. 26, 2021 01:56 PM EDT

North Carolina unemployment rate rises to 7.3% in September

Oct. 20, 2020 02:47 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose in September, state officials announced on Tuesday, as the number of additional jobs filled didn't...

As virus rages, working parents face tough choices

By Chris Hubbuch Aug. 24, 2020 01:01 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After a spring of pandemic lockdowns and a summer of uncertainty as coronavirus infections surged, working parents with school-age...

Georgia's July jobless rate level as more re-enter workforce

Aug. 20, 2020 03:17 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — More Georgia workers had jobs in July, but the state's unemployment rate stayed level as more people came back into the workforce. ...

FILE - In this Thursday, July 2, 2020, file photo, cars drive under a sign greeting visitors near the entrance to Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. A new television show about the residents and caretakers at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom is being produced by National Geographic and will start streaming in the fall of 2020 on the Disney+. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Actors and Disney World reach deal after virus testing fight

By Mike Schneider Aug. 12, 2020 06:55 PM EDT