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Posts tagged U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lost jobs cause unionization rate to rise
Union members weathered the pandemic economic downturn better than other workers
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Ted CoxU.S. Union Membership, Coronavirus, COVID-19, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, State of the Unions 2020, Janus, Illinois Union Workers, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Robert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Economic Policy Institute
Illinois unemployment rate jumps to 7.6%
Leisure and hospitality lead job losses as U.S. jobless rate remains steady at 6.7%
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Ted CoxIllinois Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, U.S. Unemployment, IDES, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Dan Hynes, Erin Guthrie, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
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
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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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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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
A half million jobs lost across state
IDES reports all metro areas have suffered year to year in pandemic; Chicago, Rockford, Decatur hardest hit
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Ted CoxU.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, IDES, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19
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
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
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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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
COVID-19 relief blows holes in UBI myths
Expanded unemployment benefits minimize coronavirus damage, don’t deter return to work — especially in Illinois
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Ted CoxUniversal Basic Income, UBI, Milton Friedman, Allen Sanderson, University of Chicago, Noah Smith, Becker Friedman Institute, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, Jesse Rothstein, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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 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
Unemployment rate drops to 13.3 percent
‘Limited resumption of economic activity’ in May regains 2.5 million jobs
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Ted CoxU.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, IDES, Dan Hynes
Jobless claims drop below 2M, but 43M total in pandemic
Illinois claims decline, including expanded benefits for gig workers
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