The Labor Department says about 1.9 million people filed for unemployment last week, but there are some signs that people may be returning to their jobs.
For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions for workers, bosses and policymakers.
Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system's origins and role today.
In the wake of Governor Steve Sisolak's March 17 nonessential business closure to slow the spread of the coronavirus, record numbers of Nevadans filed for unemployment.
Instead of mass layoffs, Germany tries to safeguard employment. Under a program called Kurzarbeit, when companies declare they're under financial distress, the government helps pay their workers.
Uber drivers, Airbnb hosts and other gig workers who have lost their livelihoods because of the coronavirus pandemic would get some relief under the proposed new $2 trillion federal rescue package.
More than one million residents have filed for unemployment insurance since March 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom says, as businesses shut down to slow the spread of the disease.
Congress has announced agreement on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the effects of COVID-19. Most households will get a relief check, and unemployment insurance has been greatly expanded.
Nevada's Employment Security Council is recommending an overall reduction in the unemployment insurance rate, and the Nevada Appeal reports that the recommendation could save state businesses more than $250 million next year.
