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Economy Dec 28

Southwest pulls threat of furloughs after COVID-19 relief bill signed

By David Koenig, Associated Press

Economy Jan 24

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Unemployment benefit applications drop to 49-year low despite shutdown

Total weekly applications for unemployment aid declined by 13,000, but the number of furloughed federal employees requesting benefits more than doubled the previous week.

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Nation Jan 18

How Americans are stepping up during the shutdown

Four stories about people and organizations making a difference for their communities and furloughed workers.

By Jamie Leventhal, Lorna Baldwin

Politics Jan 09

A worker picks up trash on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol building as the partial government shutdown continues in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jim Young/Reuters
As shutdown wears on, 5 stories from federal workers and their families

In interviews with the PBS NewsHour, dozens of government workers and those around them expressed frustration with the shutdown and its impact on their daily lives.

By Rachel Wellford, Matt Loffman

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