Apr 30 Workers must risk infection or losing unemployment payments By Jeff Amy, Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Some of the millions of American workers laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to face a tough choice — return to work and risk infection, or stay home and risk losing unemployment payments. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 3:21 Stories from Americans who have lost their income amid the pandemic Wednesday’s huge rise in unemployment claims dwarfs all historical records in the U.S. Although nearly 3.3 million filed, many economists say the number still doesn’t reflect the full scope of people who have been laid off or furloughed or are… Continue watching
Jan 24 Unemployment benefit applications drop to 49-year low despite shutdown By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 17 Why more furloughed workers are filing for unemployment By Gretchen Frazee If Congress back pays employees once the shutdown ends, the workers would be required to pay back any unemployment benefits they received. Continue reading
Feb 02 Column: We need to fix the social safety net, not shame those who need it By Kristin S. Seefeldt A safety net is only useful if people can access its benefits. Continue reading
Apr 24 Number of first-time jobless claims rose more than expected last week By Joshua Barajas Although the new figures are higher than expected, economic experts told Reuters that this uptick of jobless claims "probably reflected difficulties adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations given a late Easter this year," and is not necessarily an indication… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Saturday, December 28, 2013 Unemployment benefits, rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward, and 'The Strangers Project.'… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch How Congress Passed a Plan to Avoid the 'Fiscal Cliff' Congress stepped back from the brink of financial turmoil after the House passed a tax plan that included the expiration of payroll tax breaks for all and the extension of Bush-era tax cuts for most. Judy Woodruff talks to Roll… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch As Recovery Uncertainty Remains, Extending Jobless Benefits Debated As Democrats and Republicans in the Senate remain gridlocked on extending federal unemployment benefits, Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view from William Beach of the Heritage Foundation and Christine Owens of the National Employment Law Project. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Jobs Report Shows Recovery May be Losing Steam June's jobs report showed a mixed picture of the economic recovery with unemployment falling to its lowest level in nearly a year, but with weak hiring in the private sector. Continue watching