unemployment

Pandemic’s 1-2 punch: Unemployment up, life expectancy down

February 19, 2021 By PAI

Spotlighting the modern-day plague’s impact on people of color, the report showed life expectancy for Black Americans dropped by 2.7 years on average, higher than for any other group.

Some 1.16 million more people sought jobless aid last week

February 4, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

The Congressional Budget Office projects high unemployment until 2031, underlining the need to go big on the stimulus.

Coronavirus causes 35% weekly hike in jobless claim applications

January 15, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Jobless crisis sharpens as depression resulting from virus-forced closures deepens.

GOP senators feel the heat on $2,000 stimulus

December 29, 2020 By John Wojcik

Sen. Sanders says he will filibuster defense bill to force a vote on the higher stimulus checks.

Republican Senate should get off its ass and help hurting people

December 18, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

Almost 14 million jobless people will lose their aid checks the day after Christmas. 12 million could be evicted. And for 310,000 people there will be no aid at all, because they are dead.