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Posts tagged Coronavirus Unemployment
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
Illinois unemployment rate drops to 11 percent
Rehiring slows, but hospitality industry leads gains, even as declines persist year to year
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Ted CoxIllinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, U.S. Unemployment Rate, IDES, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Unemployment, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois Coronavirus, Erin Guthrie, Kristin Richards, WalletHub
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
State launches pandemic help for renters
Aid for homeowners to follow; Pritzker, Castro push for additional federal relief
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Unemployment, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Affordable Housing, Illinois Housing, Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program, Heroes Act, Cristina Castro, Kristin Faust, Illinois Housing Development Authority
U.S. unemployment rate drops to 10.2 percent
Illinois extends extra 20 weeks of benefits, citing provision in state law for ‘high unemployment’
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New unemployment claims at pandemic low
Filings dropped below 1.2M last week, while claims in Illinois also declined
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CPS to open school year online
Parent, teacher worries build on science to sway mayor; governor details IDES fraud
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Ted CoxChicago Public Schools, Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Unemployment, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot, Janice Jackson, Allison Arwady, Chicago Teachers Union, IDES, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Department of Public Health
No evidence $600 kept workers on dole
Yale study finds idled workers receiving expanded benefits were sometimes quicker to return to jobs
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