President Joe Biden's sweeping $1.9 trillion relief package represents one of the largest federal efforts to reduce poverty in the last half century.The
Congress extended a lifeline to about 925,000 Pennsylvanians who get federal unemployment benefits by giving final approval Wednesday to a $1.9 trillion covid relief package. The House on Wednesday passed the American Rescue Plan, after the Senate approved its own version of the controversial stimulus bill on March 6. President
AUGUSTA For the week ending March 6, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 130 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately.
New Michigan unemployment claims declined again last week
New unemployment claims in Michigan continued to decline last week, a trend that could continue if COVID-19 cases continue to drop and restrictions on businesses loosen.
New claims in Michigan dropped slightly to 10,284 in the week ending March 6, down from 11,497 the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. Last year at this time, there were about 5,000 new claims.
U.S. unemployment claims declined to 712,000 last week, down from 754,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis.
New claims have slowly declined in 2021 from about 30,000 at the beginning of the year as coronavirus cases have also dropped and businesses have reopened, such as indoor dining at restaurants. Compared with last April, when claims reached nearly 400,000 in one week, they ve dropped substantially. But they re still at elevated levels as businesses continue to close and layoffs follow.