Unemployment
The legislation would give states and prosecutors more incentive to go after imposter unemployment claimants.
The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low.
There's a reason why companies do lots of layoffs right now.
Over the past few decades, salaries and working conditions for airport employees have eroded. HuffPost Live's Zach Carter finds out what has caused this change, and what workers are doing to fight for a living wage.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Republican lawmakers may balk at providing extra unemployment insurance benefits.
September’s slightly more moderate pace of hiring may be welcomed by the Fed, which has been trying to tame high inflation without causing a recession.
Reduced openings are a clear sign that the Fed’s anti-inflation strategy is taking effect — but also a potential omen of economic hardship to come.
States are cutting back, and Congress is unlikely to step in even after the pandemic exposed the unemployment system's shortcomings.
Millions of people are out of work around the world due to covid-19. But when the pandemic ends, certain fields will see a rise in opportunity. HuffPost Canada’s senior business editor, Daniel Tencer tells us about some of the areas that will see a boom in hiring in the future.
Applications for jobless aid climbed by 14,000 to 262,000 and now have risen five out of the last six weeks, the Labor Department reported.