unemployment

October 17, 2020 | 9:34 AM

‘I’m still unemployed’: Millions in dire situation as savings start to run out

….for the unemployed, the picture changed abruptly once the extra $600 a week ran out at the end of July.

By NPR

Updated: October 16, 2020 | 11:00 am

Pennsylvania sees another big monthly drop in jobless rate

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was 8.1% in September, down 2.3 percentage points from August’s adjusted rate of 10.4%, the state Department of Labor and Industry said.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

Sevy Guasch

October 14, 2020 | 7:44 AM

‘So hard to prove you exist’: Flawed fraud protections deny unemployment to millions

A big part of the problem: antiquated fraud prevention systems. They aren't catching many bad guys filing false claims. And the wrong people are getting caught in the net — tangled up unnecessarily for months on end.

By Chris Arnold/NPR

Robert F. Bukaty

October 5, 2020 | 5:32 AM

Long-term jobless in US caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery

The nation has regained barely half the 22 million jobs that were lost to the pandemic and the widespread business shutdowns it caused in March and April.

By Christopher Rugaber and Alexandra Olson/The Associated Press

Matt Rourke)

October 2, 2020 | 8:44 AM

Jobs growth continues to slow in last employment report before election

The report from the Labor Department is the last snapshot of the job market before the November election, and it comes hours after President Trump and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19.

By Scott Horsley/NPR

Matt Slocum

September 29, 2020 | 5:34 AM

Survey finds business owners adapting to COVID-19 pandemic changes despite economic concern

One-quarter of businesses in the commonwealth have cut workers since the start of the pandemic and nearly one-third reduced the number of hours employees worked.

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA

Marcio Jose Sanchez

September 24, 2020 | 10:35 AM

Jobless claims across the country at 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data

The number of unemployment claims coincides with evidence that some newly laid-off Americans are facing delays in receiving unemployment benefits as state agencies intensify efforts to combat fraudulent applications and clear their pipelines of a backlog of jobless claims.

By Christopher Rugaber and Mary Claire Dale/The Associated Press

Stacy Kranitz

September 24, 2020 | 7:58 AM

‘Desperation and fear’ for millions with Congress deadlocked over pandemic assistance

An NPR poll finds 19% of Americans say they are having "serious problems" paying their rent or mortgage, and 11% have fallen behind. Latino and African American households are twice as likely to be behind as white families.

By Chris Arnold/NPR

Ed Mahon

September 23, 2020 | 1:40 PM

More Pennsylvania inmates accused of fraudulently seeking jobless checks

While some of the accused never received the money, others are alleged to have reaped large amounts.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

Emma Lee

September 23, 2020 | 7:38 AM

‘Pandemic entrepreneurs’ create a surge of new businesses nationally and in Pa.

Applications to start new businesses have surged significantly above normal in the last few months, as “pandemic entrepreneurs” look to make money on their own in a tight labor market, or see the crisis as an opportunity to realize a long-held dream.

By Miles Bryan/Keystone Crossroads

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