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KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY – Nobody wants to lose their job, but for certain people, finding new work is harder than it is for others. People over 50 are having an especially hard time getting back to work. It is against the law to discriminate against hiring someone based on how old they are — or their gender — but new research shows what many people probably already sense: It happens frequently. Job loss due to the pandemic has affected millions of Americans of every age however, the impact ...

| Updated: 10:18 p.m. Congress was still divided Thursday on whether new one-time pandemic payments of $600 to most adults should be boosted to $2,000 instead, but other newly approved relief money — including unemployment aid — is on its way. The latest $900 billion relief package adds $300 a week in federal cash on top of traditional state jobless benefits — half the $600 stipend that was added between April and July under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The late...

Despite pandemic, Utah’s job market continues to improve David Zalubowski/AP Workers toil on new homes under construction in a development near Chatfield State Park Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By: FOX 13 News and last updated 2020-12-18 09:43:15-05 SALT LAKE CITY — Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Utah’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 4.3% the Department of Workforce Services reported Friday. That�...

Deseret News Share this story Jessica Barona, left, bumps elbows with B. BK Keown, Department of Workforce Services employment counselor, at the department’s office in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Barona was able to get a job this morning with the help of Keown. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Before the coronavirus outbreak, Darren Ray was at least able to get by on the mediocre pay he earned in the service industry, but things started to get really tough when ...

Utah’s unemployment rate creeps up, but, at 4.3%, it remains well below the nation’s 6.7% Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shoppers and commuters wear masks in downtown Salt Lake City, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Utahs unemployment rate was at 4.3% for November, compared to 6.7% for the U.S. as a whole. That ticked up slightly from 4.1% in October but remained well below the national rate for November of 6.7%, as reported by the Department of Labor....