House Republicans thwarted an expedited effort by Democrats to extend jobless benefits into next year. It cleared by 258-154 but failed to meet the two-thirds majority needed for “fast-track” passage. Two million Americans coul…
Come the end of November, some 2 million jobless workers won’t be able to rely on their unemployment check unless Congress again extends the aid. But with the GOP regaining the House, the odds of that extension just got a lot l…
Initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a three-month low.
Claims dropped 21,000 to 434,000 in the week ending Oct. 23, The Department of Labor said.
The revised figure for the previous week was 455,000.
A survey of analysts by Reuters predic…
Initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a three-month low.
Claims dropped 21,000 to 434,000 in the week ending Oct. 23, The Department of Labor said.
The revised figure for the previous week was 455,000.
A survey of analysts by Reuters predic…
Unemployment payments have probably kept millions of people from living on the streets and starving during this recession. So naturally, the benefits are to blame for the high unemployment rate. Or so argues Harvard professor R…