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Posts tagged COVID Unemployment
New jobless claims rise again
As retail sales fall, how long will Congress continue to hold out on COVID relief?
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, COVID Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Unemployment, Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Governor gets out the knife
Pritzker plots $700M in executive cuts, blames GOP for lost tax revenue, seeks federal COVID relief
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Bruce Rauner, AFSCME Council 31, Roberta Lynch, Dick Durbin
COVID 'stimulus' less than stimulating
Survey finds most of $1,200 payments went into savings and to pay down debt
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, CARES Act, National Bureau of Economic Research, Heroes Act, Donald Trump, Amy Coney Barrett, COVID Unemployment
Lesson from Trump: Wear a mask
Because you’re not going to get the treatment he’s receiving at Walter Reed
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief, Donald Trump, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Joe Biden, Darren Bailey, J.B. Pritzker, Amy Coney Barrett, Thom Tillis, Mike Lee, Chris Christie, James Phillips, Affordable Care Act, Tennessee Titans, Cam Newton
Unemployment rate drops to 8.4 percent
Decline spurred by government hiring for temporary jobs with U.S. Census Bureau
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Unemployment, COVID-19, COVID Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, William Beach
Jobless claims drop — or do they?
Trump administration alters methodology as filings definitely decline in Illinois
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Ted CoxU.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, IDES, Donald Trump, Eugene Scalia, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Unemployment, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, COVID Unemployment, Heidi Shierholz, Gregory Daco, Oxford Economics
12M idled workers lost health insurance: study
Rep. Underwood leads Illinois congressional delegation in calling for insurers to reinvest pandemic profits
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Economic Policy Institute, Health Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, U.S. Unemployment, COVID Unemployment, Single Payer, Dick Durbin, Jan Schakowsky, Lauren Underwood, Humana, Cigna, Cheri Bustos, Robin Kelly, Danny Davis, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia
