Today’s News & Commentary—April 2, 2021
Last week, more than 714,000 people turned to state unemployment systems for relief,...
Today’s News & Commentary—April 2, 2021
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Alexandra Butler
Alexandra Butler is a student at Harvard Law School.
Today’s News & Commentary—March 19, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary—March 19, 2021
Last week, new, seasonally-unadjusted state unemployment claims totaled 746,496. The total...
Today’s News & Commentary—March 5, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary—March 5, 2021
The number of new state unemployment claims increased by 9,000 last week, bringing the total...
Today’s News & Commentary—February 19, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary—February 19, 2021
Last week, 861,000 workers nationwide applied for unemployment assistance, 13,000 more than the...
Today’s News & Commentary—February 5, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary—February 5, 2021
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that nonfarm employment slightly increased...
Today’s News & Commentary—January 22, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary—January 22, 2021
Last week, according to the Department of Labor (DOL), 900,000 people filed for state...
Today’s News & Commentary—January 8, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—January 8, 2020
This morning, the Department of Labor (DOL) reported that 140,000 jobs were eliminated from...
Today’s News & Commentary—December 11, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—December 11, 2020
As the pandemic worsens and in light of business closures and decreases in consumer spending,...
Today’s News & Commentary—November 27, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—November 27, 2020
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the holiday season threatens to increase...
Today’s News & Commentary—November 13, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—November 13, 2020
With the number of coronavirus cases mounting, many American workers, faced with continued...
Today’s News & Commentary—October 30, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—October 30, 2020
According to the Department of Labor, last week, an additional 732,000 people sought...
Today’s News & Commentary—October 16, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—October 16, 2020
Underscored by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) weekly unemployment claims report, the...