The state first hit 3.9% unemployment in 2022, and kept it there for four months before again surpassing 4%. It dropped back to 3.9% in February 2023 and got as low as 3.3% in July, the lowest it has been since 1976, which is when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking state unemployment…
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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….
“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…
The government stopped releasing the jobless rate for young workers when it was soaring. It says its “optimized” new method is more accurate. After suspending the public release of youth unemployment rates last year, China started distributing the information again on Wednesday, using a different measurement criteria that lowered the figure significantly.China’s National Bureau of…
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U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 202,000 last week, down 1,000 claims from 203,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. South Carolina saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims … U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 202,000 last week, down 1,000 claims from 203,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. South Carolina…
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 14,652 in the week ending January 6, up from 13,391 the … Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan rose last week compared with…
Some New York State worker’s groups and central New York representatives are looking to state a new unemployment program and need state lawmaker’s support. Local officials and workers’ rights advocates are pushing for a new unemployment relief program to be approved by the state legislature.Some central New York officials want the legislature to include $500…
A Taneytown man was sentenced to five years in prison after he pled guilty to filing fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maryland Attorney General’s A Taneytown man was sentenced to five years in prison after he pled guilty to filing fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maryland Attorney…