Unemployment

Los Angeles County Regional Food Bank employees assist with food distribution in Willowbrook, California on April 29, 2021.FREDERIC J. BRAUN | AFP | Getty ImagesMillions of unemployed Americans will lose Covid-era income support in about…

A career fair in Louisville, Kentucky on June 23, 2021.Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesUnemployment benefits are still not reaching people as quickly after more than a year after the Covid pandemic.According to the Department of…

Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe IRS this week started issuing an additional 1.5 million tax refunds to people who received unemployment benefits in 2020. That's on top of the nearly $ 9 million worth of refunds the agency…

A job seeker fills out an application form during a restaurant and hospitality career fair in Torrance, California on June 23, 2021.Eric Thayer / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe state's withdrawal from unemployment programs during the…

An employer holds out flyers for hospitality employment during a Zislis Group job fair at Brew Hall on June 23, 2021 in Torrance, Calif.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesMillions of Americans are on the verge of losing their…

A chef interviews a job seeker about hospitality employment during a job fair on June 23, 2021 in Torrance, California.PATRICK T. FALLON | AFP | Getty ImagesAccording to some labor economists, the rapidly expanding delta variant of…

Taxpayers who received unemployment benefits this year shouldn't expect another tax cut in the next filing season, financial experts say.Unemployment benefit is generally treated as taxable income. However, federal legislators waived…

FREDERIC J. BRAUN | AFP | Getty ImagesThe US added 850,000 jobs in June, most since the summer of 2020 - which some might ask if recent government cuts in unemployment benefits are getting people back to work.The short answer: According…

FREDERIC J. BRAUN | AFP | Getty ImagesJob hunting has been dampened in 12 states that have opted out of federal unemployment programs in the past few weeks, suggesting new analysis suggests policies may not work as planned.States have…

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb speaks at the White House on June 26, 2020.Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMore than 400,000 people are on the verge of losing unemployment benefits this weekend as eight states pull out of pandemic-era…