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BLS: New claims for jobless benefits fall by 20% April 15, 2021 11:57 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg
A man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. | Nam Y. Huh/AP
WASHINGTON In a sign workers are finding jobs again following the year-long coronavirus-caused economic depression, new claims for state jobless benefits fell by 152,833, or 20%, in the week ending April 10, to 612,919, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Another 131,975 sought special federal pandemic jobless benefits that same week, down 20,444, or 15.5%, from the week before.
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House members pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to help bridge the gender pay gap
Sides are already being taken in support and against the legislation 04/16/2021
Photo (c) Olivier Le Moal - Getty ImagesThe U.S. House of Representatives passed an overhaul of existing labor laws on Thursday. If enacted as written, the new bill the Paycheck Fairness Act should provide “more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.”
The legislation certainly has a champion in President Biden. He said the bill is “more than just an economic imperative it’s a moral imperative as well.”
College Promise and Coalition of Leading Organizations Commit to Preparing America s Talent Pipeline by Eliminating Barriers to Affordable, Quality Postsecondary Education
Creating and accelerating pathways to economic and social mobility that are accessible, affordable, and attainable for all
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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ College Promise, a nonpartisan initiative to promote accessible, affordable, and attainable quality post-secondary education in the U.S., is galvanizing a diverse coalition of national organizations committed to bolstering college and career outcomes for youth and adults.
Since September 2015, the College Promise movement has expanded to over 360 local and statewide Promise programs across the country, all delivering tuition-free college opportunities and increasing wraparound services for our nation s students. College Promise is committed to build on this progress, led by America s communit