You Searched For "job protection program" and got 20 results
Sort By:
3 mins read
Restaurant job losses surged to 372,000 over the holidays in largest employment decline since April
During a season typically known for leisure activities, unemployment in the restaurant industry las…
Grace Kay
3 mins read
Friday's May jobs report surprised economists. It could be a sign that the government's program to rescue small businesses is paying off
The May report could be showing a shift in workers receiving unemployment benefits to being rehired…
Carmen Reinicke
3 mins read
An undocumented worker was able to pay rent because he got $2,000 as part of a UBI-like program that will now be permanent for Coloradans who lose their jobs
Undocumented workers are largely excluded from federal and state unemployment benefits, but Denver …
Jason Lalljee
6 mins read
Meet 5 workers who quit their jobs to work in AI — and find out how they pivoted into tech's hottest field
AI jobs are among this year's hottest roles. We spoke to five people who quit jobs from accountancy…
Aaron Mok
3 mins read
Failure to pass new small-business aid will fuel 'a wave of permanent closures,' CEOs warn in letter to Congress
Lawmakers need to extend loan availability, speed up funds' delivery, and make capital more easily …
Ben Winck
3 mins read
Gen Z like 'safety capitalism.' It's a lot like what we have now but with more help for people who lose their jobs or get sick.
Gen Zers are embracing "safety capitalism" because they think the current social safety net is insu…
Jacob Zinkula
2 mins read
Biden signs PPP small-business aid extension into law one day before it was set to expire
Small businesses can now apply for aid from the Paycheck Protection Program through May 31, and app…
Ayelet Sheffey
3 mins read
Bet your career on these 6 climate jobs in 2024 — many pay well and have an average salary of more than $90,000
Many of the fastest-growing climate jobs pay well and have an average salary of more than $90,000. …
Catherine Boudreau
3 mins read
5 ways Biden just tweaked the PPP to help the smallest businesses survive
Biden's changes to the PPP help businesses with less than 20 workers (or none at all) and those wit…
Ayelet Sheffey
3 mins read
With job cuts and drug tests, the Pentagon hopes to prepare its special-ops forces for a new era of warfare
Special-ops units are the tip of the spear, but in an era of competition with Russia and China, the…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
2 mins read
Millions of sustainability jobs are available to people with the right skills. The problem: Many don't have them, especially women.
There aren't enough workers to fill millions of sustainability jobs around the world, a LinkedIn an…
Catherine Boudreau
2 mins read
Businesses at properties owned by the Trump Organization and Kushner Cos. benefited from over 25 PPP loans worth $3.65 million, a new report says
The Kushner Cos. general counsel said the NBC News analysis was "completely untrue and amounted to …
Oma Seddiq
2 mins read
More than half of the money from the Paycheck Protection Program went to just 5% of recipients
The federally funded program was meant to help small businesses keep paying employees, but new data…
Barbara Smith
2 mins read
Small business owners are becoming more optimistic and expect a 'short-lived' recession, survey shows
"As states begin to reopen, small businesses continue to navigate the economic landscape rocked by …
Carmen Reinicke
4 mins read
House Democrats pass their $2.2 trillion stimulus plan, which includes $600 federal unemployment benefits and direct payments
The coronavirus relief package is likely to be rejected in the GOP-controlled Senate, as many Repub…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
2 mins read
Biden mocks Republicans for accepting pandemic relief funds while opposing student loan forgiveness: 'My program is too expensive?'
"The hypocrisy is stunning," Biden said of the large support for pandemic relief for businesses as …
Brent D. Griffiths
6 mins read
Scorching temperatures are making delivery a dangerous job and it's only getting worse
Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and USPS make millions of deliveries every day. Heat waves make the jobs behind…
Emma Cosgrove
1 min read
Billionaire-backed private members' club Soho House received almost $22 million in coronavirus PPP loans
The US paycheck protection program sanctioned six different loans to the private members' club to p…
Shalini Nagarajan
2 mins read
Businesses connected to Trump advisor Jared Kushner and his family received millions in paycheck protection loans
The White House advisor and Ivanka Trump's spouse is technically no longer affiliated with the firm…
Graham Rapier
2 mins read
The US government just released the names of hundreds of thousands of small businesses that received emergency coronavirus bailouts
The move to release the business data came after pressure from Republicans in Congress, who praised…