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US weekly jobless claims dip to 787,000 as unemployment crisis continues into 2021
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, fell to 5.1 million for t…
Ben Winck
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Senate Democrats want to spend $3 billion to fix state unemployment systems and make it easier to collect jobless checks
During the pandemic, aging unemployment systems broke down across the country, leaving some workers…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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There's 'little sign' that ending unemployment benefits early pushed people back to work, JPMorgan says
Over half of the US states have ended their federal unemployment benefits early, but JPMorgan doesn…
Juliana Kaplan
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Just 58% of unemployment checks arrived on time, leaving Americans waiting for cash as the pandemic left them jobless
A new report from Bloomberg found that nearly half of unemployed Americans found themselves receivi…
Juliana Kaplan
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The research keeps coming about how governors hurt their states when they cut off unemployment benefits early
Even more analysis has shown that ending unemployment benefits early didn't impact employment much,…
Juliana Kaplan
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America's big experiment with expanded unemployment is ending. Meet the people who transformed their lives with the government's help during the pandemic.
Since March 2020, America's pandemic social safety net has allowed the unemployed to go back to sch…
Anna Cooban,Juliana Kaplan
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Roughly 5.4 million Americans will struggle to pay bills this month without the extra $600 weekly unemployment benefit, survey finds
"Without additional funding, millions of unemployed Americans are at risk of financial insolvency b…
Carmen Reinicke
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Unemployment claims may never go back to 'normal.' Here's why that's a good thing.
Unemployment-benefit filings are still double prepandemic levels. The RAND economist Kathryn Anne E…
Juliana Kaplan,Ben Winck
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Meet 2 Americans who just lost unemployment benefits as thousands of workers are cut off from $300 per week
"I kind of feel like the rug got jerked out from under me," a Missourian told Insider, as a dozen s…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Republican governors are canceling unemployment but Biden's Labor Department may step in and provide some of it instead
Thirteen GOP states are planning to end federal unemployment benefits early, impacting more than 89…
Juliana Kaplan
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Boosted unemployment benefits didn't incentivize Americans to stay jobless, Fed study shows — diminishing one of Republicans' key arguments against extra payments
The findings suggest the supplement was meant "to provide the income needed for households to make …
Ben Winck
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Unemployment benefits are competitive with most states' average wages - and it could explain why Americans aren't rushing back to work
Average wages are higher than expanded unemployment in 47 states, Insider calculates, but UI is com…
Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz
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US weekly jobless claims jump the most since March as America's labor-market recovery falters
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, climbed to 5.3 million fo…
Ben Winck
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Unemployment aid will vanish for 7.5 million workers in September. There's no plan to extend.
Federal unemployment aid for long-term jobless people and gig workers expire in a month. The Centur…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Total US unemployment shrinks for the first time since coronavirus layoffs began in March
It is "a positive for the economy as more people are going back to work as states begin the re-open…
Carmen Reinicke
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7.5 million workers just lost their unemployment benefits and Biden didn't step in: 'I'm very, very angry because this is an attempt, in my opinion, to force us all back to work in low paying jobs'
A Delta variant surge is keeping many people from returning to work, especially high-risk, low pay …
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Louisiana is poised to become the first Democratic-led state to end unemployment benefits
So far, 25 states have opted out of federal unemployment benefits early. All of them are led by Rep…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Texas is the biggest GOP-led state to end federal unemployment benefits, cutting off an estimated 1.3 million from $8.8 billion in aid
Texas joins 19 other GOP-led states in ending federal unemployment benefits early. It's by far the …
Juliana Kaplan
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WEBINAR SIGN UP: Join Business Insider reporters for a Q&A about unemployment benefits Friday at 1 p.m. ET
If you're navigating unemployment benefits for the first time, you probably have some questions. Jo…
Tanza Loudenback
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Extending unemployment will help women and workers of color find higher-paying jobs
A National Bureau of Economic Research working paper found workers are likelier to take whatever jo…