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Posts tagged U.S. Department of Labor
New Ill. jobless claims remain above 100K
Another 850K idled workers file for benefits nationally; Chicago area, Decatur above statewide average
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900K file new claims for unemployment
New Illinois filings top 100K amid persistent reports of fraud across the nation
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New jobless claims climb back above 1M
Biden lays out plans to complete $2,000 stimulus payments, attack pandemic
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Union construction builds strong economy
Collective bargaining agreements benefit workers, spread impact through local economy, says study
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Ted CoxUnion Construction, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Jill Gigstad, Mid-American Regional Bargaining Association, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Census Bureau
Trump fiddles as idled workers fume
Delay to COVID relief bill threatens unemployed workers with lost week in benefits as new claims continue to rise
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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
New unemployment claims spike
Additional COVID relief necessary, especially with expanded benefits set to expire by end of year
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Ted CoxU.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Coronavirus Relief, J.B. Pritzker, Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor
Is Restaurants Act on menu for COVID relief?
‘It’s a bloodbath, and it’s getting worse’ as restaurants, bars across country face a dreadful winter in pandemic
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Ted CoxRestaurants Act, Rick Bayless, Casey Cora, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Heroes Act, Paycheck Protection Program, Earl Blumenauer, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Mike Quigley, National Restaurant Association, Independent Restaurant Coalition, Chicago Independent Venues League, CIVL, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Eugene Scalia
COVID economic collapse felt across state
Illinois leads national increase in newly filed claims for unemployment
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Unemployment, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, IDES, J.B. Pritzker, Dan Hynes, CARES Act
New unemployment claims bounce back up
Illinois registers major decline as U.S. filings remain above pre-COVID record
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Illinois sees jobless spike as unemployment rate drops to 6.9 percent
State led nation in rise in new claims, still above pre-COVID record
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GDP rebounds, but economy still hurting
Unemployment claims remain above pre-COVID record and on the increase in Illinois
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Ted CoxU.S. Gross Domestic Product, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Labor, Ronald Reagan, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Bank of America, Michelle Meyer
New unemployment filings at COVID low
But 787K new claims well above pre-COVID record, as filings remain stubbornly high in Illinois
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U.S. unemployment rate trimmed to 7.9 percent
But that’s still highest jobless mark before an election since formal records began in 1948
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Daily Debunk: Raising taxes in a recession
Normally we’d agree it’s bad policy, but the fair tax targets money where it’s actually growing, even in an economic downturn
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Fair Tax Amendment, IDES, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment
Jobless claims remain above pre-COVID record
Filings in Illinois edge downward, but Fed chairman says we’re a long way from full employment
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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
Another million file for unemployment
Illinois claims rise slightly as Pritzker moves to accept extra $300-a-week offer from feds
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Heroes Act, Gus Faucher
Illinois unemployment drops to 11.3 percent
State adds almost 100,000 jobs, led by gains in the leisure-hospitality industry
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, IDES, Kristin Richards, Michael Negron, U.S. Department of Labor
