Some parts of Supplemental Security Income benefits for the elderly and disabled have not been updated in decades. Now, there's a push to change that with one new proposal on
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Dip Roughly In Line With Estimates
With the more closely watched monthly jobs report looming, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest decrease in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the
Continue reading »Pandemic unemployment fraud grows another $9M
Fox Business Flash top headlines for July 7 Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. There have now been almost $54 million in fraudulent unemployment claims in Rhode Island during the
Continue reading »Wages are finally going up and that's going to have to continue to get people back to work
Economists have been wringing their hands over the continued difficulty in getting people back to work. One commonly cited factor keeping some workers idled is generous unemployment benefits combined with
Continue reading »U.S. Jobless Claims Dip Slightly More Than Expected To 385,000
A day ahead of the release of the more closely watched monthly jobs report, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest decrease in first-time claims for
Continue reading »U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Drop To New One-Year Low
After reporting a sharp pullback in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing a continued decline in
Continue reading »U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rebound From Lowest Level In A Year
A day ahead of the release of the more closely watched monthly jobs report, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rebounded
Continue reading »Unemployment in This American City at Great Depression Levels
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unemployment levels not seen since the Great Depression starting in April last year. By last month, the jobless figure had rebounded to 6.2%, still well above
Continue reading »Women’s labor force participation rate hit a 33-year low in January, according to new analysis
In January, another 275,000 women dropped out of the labor force, accounting for nearly 80% of all workers over the age 20 who left the workforce last month, according to
Continue reading »Biden pick to run unemployment program oversaw hundreds of millions lost in unemployment fraud
Fox News Flash top headlines for January 30 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Suzi LeVine, the departing head of Washington’s Employment Security
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