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A 26-year-old on track to make $200,000 from 2 remote jobs secretly squeezed into 40 hours explains how he gets away with it and his 'only Great Resignation regret'
Fayette Woods works 40 hours a week but gets paid for 60. He thinks more people can follow his lead…
Jason Lalljee
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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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Meet the woman bringing dozens of unemployed people before senators to shame them into extending unemployment. 'Americans are not lazy. They're struggling.'
Stephanie Freed says it's disappointing to see Democrats falling for "false narratives that are bei…
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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The pandemic is giving the US a chance to fix its embarrassing unemployment benefits. Top economists tell us what the future of this crucial system could look like.
Changes are seen coming for the outdated systems that process claims, along with relaxation of stri…
Allana Akhtar
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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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People in half the country got unemployment checks 'unacceptably' slowly last summer, Fed report finds
Geography makes or breaks how quickly workers get their checks. In May 2021, Ohio made just 34% of …
Juliana Kaplan
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The Delta variant is jeopardizing the economic recovery, but Congress isn't budging as 20 million workers are set to lose unemployment aid
The economic recovery suddenly looks in doubt and may not be complete by September, when benefits a…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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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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A Nevada man reportedly waited 7 months to get unemployment benefits, but he was evicted and died months later
A new report from Bloomberg Businessweek profiles a worker who applied for benefits in May 2020, go…
Juliana Kaplan
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Half of the people who applied for unemployment didn't get it, new report says
Bloomberg Businessweek found at least 9 million who applied for benefits didn't get them. It was do…
Juliana Kaplan
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Biden won't extend $300 boost to weekly unemployment benefits past September
In a letter, Biden's Treasury and Labor Secretaries said Labor Day will be the end of expanded unem…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I'm a 24-year-old suffering from long COVID. I get seizures, I can't drink or drive, and have had to move back in with my parents.
Alex Bishop got the coronavirus in December 2020. It triggered an old brain injury and epilepsy, le…
Elle Hardy
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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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If a recession comes, don't count on unemployment insurance — states aren't ready to give you benefits
The next big recession probably won't feature beefed-up unemployment benefits, and checks could tak…
Juliana Kaplan
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Here's why you're having trouble finding work - or workers - during the labor shortage, economists say
Haven't returned to work yet? You're not alone. Five economists broke down for Insider why people a…
Juliana Kaplan
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The government is setting hard-hit Americans up for disaster by forcing them to pay back unemployment benefits
"How am I supposed to live?" Workers are being forced to make impossible decisions as the governmen…
Eoin Higgins
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The truth behind America's labor shortage is we're not ready to rethink work
In a strange time of the economy reopening and normal life "returning," millions of Americans want …
Juliana Kaplan,Ben Winck
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Women and people of color are missing out on June's celebrated wage and job growth
June's jobs report brought some good news, but America's marginalized groups still continue to be l…
Juliana Kaplan,Andy Kiersz
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Trump says the jobs report is 'the greatest thing' for race relations, and the economy is his plan to address systemic racism
"And that's what my plan is, we're gonna have the strongest economy in the world," Trump said when …