Economy

Millions Face Eviction As Moratorium Expiration Date Nears

4:17pm June 04, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Millions of Americans are behind on rent and billions of dollars from Congress isn't reaching those who need it. A federal moratorium on evictions expires at the end of June so the clock is ticking.

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Revolution Ridge Opens In Greensboro With Exotic Animals And More

2:52pm June 04, 2021

by Keri Brown

Deficit of payrolls since March 2020, through May 2021

Hiring Picked Up Last Month, But The Economy Still Needs More Workers

1:37pm June 04, 2021

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs last month, as the unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1% in April. Employers say they could use even more workers as demand surges and pandemic fears recede.

Economy

Labor Department Releases Job Numbers For May

8:14am June 04, 2021

by Scott Horsley

The Labor Department is set to report jobs data for May amid a political fight over whether extended unemployment benefits are dissuading Americans from rejoining the workforce.

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Economy

What May's Job Data Means For The Middle Class Labor Market

7:27am June 04, 2021

NPR's Noel King speaks with Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about what the May jobs numbers could mean for the future of the low and middle class economy.

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A Nordstrom store is looking for employees last month in Coral Gables, Fla. Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early.

Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer

4:37pm June 03, 2021

by Avie Schneider

Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early. But an economist says that will set back households and businesses.

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Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Are Ending Early In Over 2 Dozen States

4:25pm June 03, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Over two dozen states are ending pandemic unemployment benefits early. Some say the money keeps people from looking for work. Calls to end the payouts got louder after lackluster job gains in April.

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Katherine Gaines stands in front of her childhood home in Washington, D.C. She moved back in two years ago to help care for her mother, who has Alzheimer's disease.

Economy

Millions Of Women Haven't Rejoined The Workforce — And May Not Anytime Soon

12:21pm June 03, 2021

by Andrea Hsu

Millions of women who lost their jobs in the pandemic have yet to return to work, even though the economy has improved. What's keeping them back is a mix of factors that may not be resolved quickly.

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The State Theatre in Portland, Maine, is one of the many venues that have yet to receive money from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.

As Grants For Shuttered Venues Trickle Out, Many Owners Are Still Waiting

9:04am June 03, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant was meant to help small independent venues, theaters and other entertainment spaces hit hard by the pandemic. But it's taken six months to get up and running.

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Cyberattack On JBS May Hurt Texas, U.S.'s Leading Exporter Of Beef

5:42am June 03, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller about what his state is doing following the cyberattack on JBS, a meat processor with several facilities in his state.