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Posts tagged U.S. Department of Labor
Jobless claims climb back above 1M
Illinois claims level off for both conventional unemployment and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. jobless claims dip below 1 million
Illinois filings continue decline, but nation remains well above pre-COVID record
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Economic Collapse, U, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, IDES, Illinois Unemployment
New unemployment claims at pandemic low
Filings dropped below 1.2M last week, while claims in Illinois also declined
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Unemployment up, GDP down
U.S. economic activity dropped by a third, as unemployment claims rose slightly
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Economic Collapse, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. GDP, Donald Trump, IDES, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, J.B. Pritzker
Raoul issues consumer alert on unemployment ID scam
AG calls on Illinoisans to monitor credit reports
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Jobless claims rise for first time since March
Another 1.4M file for benefits; Illinois claims drop, but increase for gig workers amid national fraud scam
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Ted CoxU.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, CARES Act, IDES, J.B. Pritzker, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, U.S. Census Bureau
Unemployment claims stay flat at 1.3M
Illinois rate drops, but state continues to see rise in filings for expanded benefits for gig workers
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
New jobless claims see slight drop to 1.3M
But claims for expanded benefits for so-called gig workers continue to rise in Illinois
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Jobs added, jobs lost in pandemic
June unemployment rate drops to 11.1 percent, but another 1.4 million file for benefits
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Eugene Scalia
New job losses persist at 1.5M
Illinois unemployment claims rise slightly after weeks of decline from peak of pandemic’s impact
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Ted CoxChicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, U.S. Department of Labor, IDES, Illinois Unemployment, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
New unemployment claims level at 1.5M
Illinois claims flat week to week as Pritzker announces $900M in COVID-19 relief grants
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, CARES Act, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Another 1.5M file for unemployment, 44M in pandemic
New weekly Illinois claims level off at just under 50k
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Unemployment Rate, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois Unemployment, Billionaire Bonanza 2020, Inequality.org, Institute for Policy Studies
Jobless claims drop below 2M, but 43M total in pandemic
Illinois claims decline, including expanded benefits for gig workers
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U.S. jobless claims down, still over 2M for week
But Illinois sees a more dramatic drop in filings by gig workers, as state prepares to implement work-share program
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC, Rebecca Cisco, IDES, Work-Share Programs
Unemployment claims keep coming, 2.4M file
Illinois claims hold steady, but they were joined last week by 75k gig workers; state unemployment rate up to 16.4%
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Another 3M file for unemployment
Illinois claims stay level, but 36.5M have lost jobs nationally over eight weeks of COVID-19 pandemic
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20.5M jobs lost in April, unemployment at 14.7%
Record increase of 10.3 percentage points in a month from COVID-19 affects all demographics and all sectors of economy
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Another 3.2M file for unemployment
Illinois claims drop slightly as IDES urges gig workers to file ahead of next week
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Ted CoxU.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, IDES, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, Work-Share Programs, Steve Stadelman, J.B. Pritzker, U.S. Bureau pf Labor Statistics, U.S. Unemployment Rate
U.S. COVID-19 job losses hit 30M
Illinois claims drop below 100,000 for the week as another 3.8 million file for benefits nationwide
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Ted CoxU.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, IDES, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Department of Labor, Eugene Scalia, Kevin Hassett
Another 4.4M file for unemployment
Illinois claims drop to just over 100k, but over last five weeks more than 25M have lost jobs nationally
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Ted CoxU.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, IDES, Eugene Scalia, Dan Hynes, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19
