Alabama fight over ‘outrageous’ unemployment backlog reaches U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case over Alabama’s bungled handling of unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation Gov. Kay Ivey’s office called an “outrageous backlog.” The lawsuit, The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case over Alabama’s bungled handling of unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation Gov….

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Legislative panel says Arizona Commerce Authority’s must ‘revise and consolidate’

The Arizona Commerce Authority should be revised or consolidated, adding to doubt over the future of the state’s leading economic development agency. The Arizona Commerce Authority should be revised or consolidated, adding to doubt over the future of the state’s leading economic development agency. See the full article on Arizona’s economic indicators, or, read more…

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7 ways the labor market looks like it’s in recession mode despite a low unemployment rate

“The labor market is no longer on fire,” says Clocktower Group’s Marko Papic. The US unemployment rate has remained historically low.But other labor market indicators show weakness similar to those seen in prior recessions.They include job gain revisions, quits, hires, unemployment’s rate of change, and more.The US labor market has continued to flex its muscles…

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