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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) reacted to President Trump's mixed messaging around the $900 billion relief package that would extend two pandemic unemployment programs and provide the jobless with a $300 weekly federal boost through mid-March.

Jobless benefits for millions expired over the weekend as President Trump refused to sign a coronavirus relief bill after the House and Senate — following months of negotiations — passed the massive package that includes $600 direct payments to...

Stimulus bill delays pose financial hardship for a Brooklyn, NY couple raising a family on less than $400 a week in unemployment. CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich reports.

In documents filed in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday, the New York Taxi Worker Alliance said at least 497 of its members had yet to receive unemployment payments the state claims to have fulfilled in December.

American workers filed 787,000 applications for unemployment benefits last week, an unexpected drop as the coronavirus continued its deadly march across the country. That means about 73.8 million initial jobless claims have been submitted since the...

Job creation came to a screeching halt in December as COVID-19 cases surged and governments cracked down yet again on bars, restaurants and other businesses. The US economy shed 140,000 jobs last month — the first decline since April as a deadly...

On January 20th Joe Biden will inherit the world's largest economy in a state of high unemployment and lagging GDP, in the midst of a debilitating public health crisis. CNN's Christine Romans explains why Wall Street is optimistic despite those...

American workers filed 965,000 applications for unemployment benefits last week — an unexpected surge as the coronavirus kept the labor market under pressure, the feds said Thursday. The latest batch of initial jobless claims brought the total...

Americans filed 900,000 applications for unemployment benefits last week, a signal that layoffs are still going strong as the coronavirus hammers businesses and workers alike.

The orders Biden is expected to sign would increase food aid, protect job seekers on unemployment and clear a path for federal workers and contractors to get a $15 hourly minimum wage.

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell but remained at a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs keep coming as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage. Last week’s claims dropped by 67...

American workers filed 779,000 applications for unemployment benefits last week in the latest sign that the labor market is still in the throes of its coronavirus crisis. The newest batch of initial jobless claims brought the total for the COVID-19...

The year 2020 was one to forget, unless you were a billionaire hedge fund manager. In the midst of record unemployment, spiraling coronavirus deaths and widespread social and political unrest, the top 15 hedge fund managers added a whopping $23.2...

Yes, it’s still bad — but there may be a glimmer of hope in the latest unemployment numbers. New applications for jobless benefits dropped to 793,000 last week even as the coronavirus crisis kept jobless filings at historic highs, the feds said...

America may be recovering from its deadly coronavirus surge, but the labor market still has a nasty cough. The number of workers seeking unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose to 861,000 last week even as COVID-19 infections declined sharply...

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week but remained at historic highs as the coronavirus crisis continued. Last week’s 730,000 initial jobless claims brought the total for the COVID-19 pandemic to...

The major order of business for President Joe Biden and Congress is to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid relief package before the round of unemployment benefits and other aid approved in December lapse, again leaving millions of Americans short of help.

Millions of Americans will start running out of pandemic unemployment benefits in just two weeks, putting increased pressure on the Senate to quickly pass its version of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week as February’s massive winter storm roiled the coronavirus-battered labor market, the feds said Thursday. The 745,000 initial jobless claims filed last week brought the...