by mujair | Sep 18, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but employers continue to lay off workers at an extraordinarily high pace that exceeds the worst levels of past recessions. Initial claims for state benefits totaled 790,000 before adjustments...
by mujair | Sep 17, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The Arkansas Workforce Center in Forrest City, Ark. New jobless claims have stabilized at a level far higher than in past recessions.Credit…Houston Cofield for The New York Times The latest clue to the American economy’s trajectory will come Thursday morning...
by mujair | Sep 16, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Economic statistics were never designed to measure the sudden shutdown and restart of large segments of the U.S. economy. Still, if there is one question that the government seemingly should be able to answer, it is this: How many Americans are receiving unemployment...
by mujair | Sep 10, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Despite some signs of economic revival, the outlook for American workers remains treacherous, with layoffs continuing to claim hundreds of thousands of jobs a week. The weekly figures on unemployment claims from the Labor Department on Thursday showed no relief,...
by mujair | Aug 13, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment has fallen sharply since late March. But the numbers still dwarf those of any previous recession.Credit…Joseph Rushmore for The New York Times Government data on Thursday morning is expected to show that...
