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Almost half of states will stop extra federal unemployment $$$. Heres what NC Republicans want instead A new bill in the North Carolina General Assembly aims to fix all the help wanted signs around the state. Author: Ben Briscoe Updated: 5:12 PM EDT June 1, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Across the Triad right now, Indeed shows there are about 40,000 open jobs, and leading Republicans at the state capital say they know why. "We believe the way to get folks back to wor...

Here’s what experts recommend Americans focus on financially as the economy reopens and recovers from the pandemic.

Effective June 1, unemployment claimants will be required to search for work to continue collecting unemployment benefits.

Index Shows Impact of Stimulus Checks Fading, Leading to Uptick in Inequality On 5/27/21 at 10:58 AM EDT Inequality rose in May as the impact of the federal stimulus checks approved under President Joe Bidens American Rescue plan began to fade, an index has shown. The Inequality Index by Morning Consult and Axios ticked upward to 6.5 percent in May, increasing from 5.7 percent in April. "Economic inequality increased in May as the impact of stimulus checks on households finances started to wear...

Survey: Millennials have new homebuyer regrets By Zach Wichter - Bankrate.com While most home buyers want to get the most house they can afford, it is crucial to afford the home they buy. In today’s highly competitive real estate market, it’s all too common for buyers to rush into a deal that doesn’t fit their budget or suit their needs. Millennials in particular have the most regrets after buying a home, according to a new Bankrate survey. Buyer’s regrets are even more of a factor in ...

Javier E. David Workers filing for new unemployment benefits  fell to a new pandemic-era low in the latest week, hitting their lowest levels in more than a year as the labor market continued to heal from the worst days of the COVID-19 outbreak.  The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics expected from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended May 15: 444,00...

Some 444,000 Americans filed initial unemployment claims last week, the Labor Department reports.

Print this article The number of new applications for unemployment benefits dropped 34,000 last week to 440,000, the Labor Department reported on Thursday, as several Republican states prepare to leave the expanded federal program early. The figure, which represents the number of people who filed for unemployment in the previous week, was below forecasters’ expectations of 450,000 new claims. The number is also lower than the week prior, when the Labor Department reported that 478,000 peopl...

Initial unemployment-insurance benefit claims remained on a downward trend in North Carolina last week.

. WASHINGTON — Some 444,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, chalking up another pandemic low as the labor market continues to recover and a cluster of state lawmakers threaten to slash benefits. Thats down 34,000 from the previous weeks upwardly revised level, marking the third consecutive weekly decline in initial unemployment claims. Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Michigan and Alabama saw some of the biggest drop-offs in filing...