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Posts tagged Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
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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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
Lightfoot: COVID compromise 'unacceptable'
Chicago mayor blasts ‘heartless’ McConnell in pursuit of relief for cities, states
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Lori Lightfoot, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Dick Durbin, Nancy Pelosi, J.B. Pritzker, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Paycheck Protection Program
Poverty, hunger on the rise
Study blames end of $1,200 stimulus payments, extra $600 for unemployment in COVID relief
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, U.S. Poverty, U.S. Hunger, U.S. Census Bureau, Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago, James Sullivan, University of Notre Dame, Jeehoon Han, Zhejiang University, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Pandemic Unemployment, Joe Biden, Jeremy Everett, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
New unemployment claims bounce back up
Illinois registers major decline as U.S. filings remain 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 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
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 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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Entire state poised to move on to Restore Illinois
Chicago area lowers positivity rate on testing; governor unveils jobs site while again warning scofflaws
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Bill Brady, Restore Illinois, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
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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