ECONOMY

President Trump Visits Michigan, Argues It's Time To Reopen The State

8:28pm May 21, 2020

by Mara Liasson

President Trump on Thursday has visited a battleground state of Michigan, where he has sparred with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — and made his case for reopening the state's economy.

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Launched during the Great Depression, the unemployment insurance system has seen unprecedented strain during the coronavirus crisis.

How A Decades-Old Unemployment Insurance System Is Measuring Up In The Pandemic

5:59pm May 21, 2020

Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system's origins and role today.

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Coronavirus Update: Unemployment Numbers Keep Growing Across The U.S.

3:50pm May 21, 2020

Even as the nation's economy slowly reopens after shutdown, reports of millions more unemployed keep rolling in. NPR's economics and science correspondents discuss the latest coronavirus news.

Food Banks Say SNAP Is A Better Way To Get Food To People

3:50pm May 21, 2020

by Dan Charles

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is buying billions worth of food to give it to food banks. But food banks say that SNAP, also known as food stamps, is a better way to get food to people in need.

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Bartolomé Perez of Los Angeles has cooked at McDonald's for 30 years. He helped stage a walkout at his restaurant in April after a coworker tested positive for COVID-19.

Economy

'Between Life And Death': McDonald's Worker Says Pandemic Puts Safety In Focus

11:17am May 21, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

In his 30 years working at McDonald's, Bartolomé Perez joined several strikes to demand higher wages and better benefits. But the stakes have felt very different during the coronavirus pandemic.

A woman looks at signs at a store in Niles, Ill., on May 13. Shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic have left tens of millions out of work.

Economy

38.6 Million Have Filed For Unemployment Since March

10:59am May 21, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The United States is still losing jobs at an alarming pace two months after the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Another 2.4 million people filed claims for jobless benefits last week.

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There's Still Time To Get A (Remote) Summer Internship

10:24am May 21, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

Some companies are going virtual with their summer internship programs; other firms have simply canceled theirs. Here's our resource guide to finding the internships that are out there.

Underfunded Unemployment Offices Leave Many Workers Still Waiting For Checks

8:28am May 21, 2020

by Stacey Vanek Smith

State unemployment offices have been slammed as 36 million Americans have lost their jobs. Now, individuals and the U.S. economy are depending on these often underfunded operations to step up.

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China To Address Economic Growth Targets At High-Level Political Meetings

6:03am May 21, 2020

by Emily Feng

China on Thursday begins its biggest political meetings of the year, signaling its confidence that it has the coronavirus under control. At the top of the agenda: how to revive the flagging economy.

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Planned Parenthood Asked To Return Funds From Paycheck Protection Program

6:03am May 21, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Republican senators including Florida's Marco Rubio are calling for an investigation after reports that Planned Parenthood affiliates received millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Act funds.

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