Bill setting restrictions on Arizona’s unemployment benefits advancing through Legislature

The bill introduces a tiered-system that determines the length of time someone can collect benefits depending on Arizona’s unemployment rate. The bill introduces a tiered-system that determines the length of time someone can collect benefits depending on Arizona’s unemployment rate. MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — A piece of legislation that would reform how Arizonans receive unemployment…

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Which states have the biggest Black unemployment gaps

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Sometimes overlooked in the big monthly jobs reports is a stark reality: The unemployment rate among Black Americans is consistently higher than the overall rate, and that gap … Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Sometimes overlooked in the big monthly jobs reports is a stark reality: The unemployment rate among Black Americans is consistently higher than…

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