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The Labor Department's data on weekly jobless claims shed light on the economy's recovery from the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Local businesses are seeing more customers, and business owners and economists say the rollout of three COVID-19 vaccines may be having a positive effect.

Vaccines aren't just important for protecting people from COVID-19. They also play a critical role in our economic recovery.

The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, Labor Department figures show.

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Publix is taking a shot at incentivizing the coronavirus vaccine for employees, offering $125 store gift cards to associates who receive the full inoculation.

Temporary jobs block months of DEO unemployment benefits for 2 single moms Returned to work status never removed from state records Updated:  Tags:  ORLANDO, Fla. – Alicia Warren and Alexandra Marshall blame the Department of Economic Opportunity for leaving their families without thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits. Warren, a single mother of three, told News 6 she earned about $184 at a temporary job with Manpower USA only to lose the job after a week. “I just got a letter (...

Mother Nature deals another blow to San Antonio businesses FacebookTwitterEmail Traffic moves along Guadalupe Street as the bridge over the railroad tracks remains closed due to icing, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Overpasses throughout the area remained closed to traffic due to icing. This week’s blast of arctic weather paralyzed much of San Antonio and did what even the pandemic frequently couldn’t do: It forced residents to stay home.Jerry Lara /Staff photo This week’s blast of arctic weat...

Thursdays jobless report was a one-two punch to the labor market.

Although new weekly jobless claims have declined significantly since last spring, they still remain at historic levels.