Covid Surge in Oregon Shows U.S. Fight Against Pandemic Not Over Bloomberg 4/29/2021 Nic Querolo and Olga Kharif
(Bloomberg) A Covid-19 surge in Oregon is sweeping through a partially vaccinated population, with steep rises in case rates among the young an indication that the U.S. may struggle with distinct outbreaks for months to come.
The state reported 888 confirmed and presumed cases on Tuesday and a 6.5% test positivity rate, bringing the seven-day average to 832, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Those levels are still below peaks reached this winter, but Governor Kate Brown has elevated more than a dozen counties to the most extreme risk category, effective Friday, shuttering indoor dining and warning of strain to the state’s hospitals.
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Jessica L. Buchanan of Eckerty, Indiana has been honored as a Woman of the Month for March 2021 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of financial services. Each month P.O.W.E.R. features women to represent.
Michigan residents receiving unemployment benefits will soon have to prove that they re actively searching for work.
Claimants will have to contact a minimum of two employers every week and report those actions weekly to Michigan s Unemployment Insurance Agency by the end of May, Stephanie Glidden, chief of staff for the agency, said Tuesday at a Michigan House Oversight Committee hearing.
The requirement has long been a condition of receiving jobless benefits, but was waived at the beginning of the pandemic through an executive order by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer when businesses across the state shut down. When Whitmer s powers were invalidated near the end of last year, that provision technically went back into effect but wasn t enforced by the agency.
Many restaurants struggling to fill job openings due to COVID-19 restrictions
By Jayce M. Rosenberg Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) It looks like something to celebrate: small businesses posting Help Wanted signs as the economy edges toward normalcy. Instead, businesses are having trouble filling the jobs, which in turn hurts their ability to keep up with demand for their products or services.
Owners say that some would-be workers are worried about catching COVID-19 or prefer to live off unemployment benefits that are significantly higher amid the pandemic. Child care is another issue parents aren’t able to work when they need to tend to or home-school their children. For some people, a combination of factors go into their decision not to seek work.