unemployment
Jobless rate falls in February, 654K jobs are added
March 4, 2022Unemployment now matches pre-pandemic figures.
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Surprise! Businesses claimed to add 444K jobs in January; Jobless rate at 4%
February 4, 2022Data surprises economists across the political spectrum.
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6.5 million people fell off cliff when unemployment supplemental expired Sept. 4
October 1, 2021Congress enacted those pandemic aid programs when the coronavirus trashed the economy.
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Now on Newsom’s desk: social justice, ethnic studies, worker protections, and payments
September 17, 2021Some 900 bills improving conditions for the majority in California await the governor’s signature.
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Unemployed workers face hardship, desperation as benefits run out
September 7, 2021Sudden end to aid can cause great damage to the entire economy as the recovery is jolted by a surge in the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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