Business Should Be Booming — If Only There Were Enough Workers For The Job
Small businesses are struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with booming demand even as data showed 850,000 jobs created in June.
Unemployment
A New Lawsuit Aims To Stop Indiana From Pulling Unemployment Benefits Early
Indiana is one of eight states that are scheduled to end expanded pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.
Hiring Picked Up Last Month, But The Economy Still Needs More Workers
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.
Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer
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.
Cooper Order Restores Work Search Requirement For Unemployed In NC
Unemployed people in North Carolina will face new job search requirements beginning next month.
Spring Letdown: Hiring Slows In April, Raising New Challenges For Economy
U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs last month, far fewer than analysts had expected. The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.
Did Emergency PPP Loans Work? Nearly $800 Billion Later, We Still Don't Know
The Paycheck Protection Program, which provided emergency loans to small businesses amid the pandemic, will wind down soon. Economists are divided on whether it saved enough jobs to justify its cost.
Losing It All: Mobile Home Owners Evicted Over Small Debts During Pandemic
Mobile home owners right now are twice as likely as other homeowners to be behind on housing payments. And some are losing their homes over small amounts of rent they owe for land the home sits on.
Generation Unemployed: Another Class Of Graduates Faces Pandemic-Scarred Future
Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of college and high school seniors.
Roaring Back: Employers Add 916,000 Jobs As Economy Emerges From Winter Slump
Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.