Sharper is the latest Georgia Democrat accused of lying to collect pandemic unemployment
A third Georgia lawmaker has been accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Source link
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Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Source link
Unemployment falls to 4.4% in December, closing out a frustrating year for job seekers
Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low. Employers added just 50,000 jobs last…
“No Other Choice” Eliminates the Competition with Style
Paper cuts are the worst. In “No Other Choice,” a new comic thriller from the South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, You Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a longtime employee at a pulp manufacturer…
Gold ticks higher as US unemployment climbs in November
Gold climbed on Wednesday (Dec 17) after a US jobs report showed the unemployment rate rose in November, buoying bets of further US interest rate cuts next year while pressuring the US…
Silver tops US$65 for first time; gold firms as US unemployment rate climbs
Silver vaulted past the US$65 mark for the first time on Wednesday (Dec 17), while gold edged higher as weaker US labour data rekindled expectations of interest-rate cuts, pressuring the…
Weekly claims for unemployment benefits drop to 3-year low
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years during Thanksgiving week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision…
Weekly claims for unemployment benefits drop
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week in a sign that overall layoffs remain low, even as several high-profile companies have announced job cuts.…
UK unemployment at its highest since pandemic as jobs market cools
The jobless rate climbed to 5 per cent in the three months through September, up from 4.8 per cent the month before UK unemployment rose more than expected, further evidence of a cooling…
Furloughed federal workers face delays getting unemployment pay during shutdown
For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food…
Chipotle stock price crashes as Gen Z and millennials burdened by student debt and unemployment stay away
Fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is seeing its stock price plummet this morning after reporting third-quarter 2025 earnings and a sales forecast that alarmed…
August jobs report: hiring stalls with unemployment up to 4.3%
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday…
Double-dip: Senator demands crackdown on feds pocketing unemployment checks and salaries
A Labor Department employee is the latest federal worker to be accused of claiming unemployment benefits while holding down a full-time job with Uncle Sam, highlighting what one leading…
Trump's big, beautiful bill boots millionaires off unemployment benefits
The days of mega-millionaires claiming federally funded unemployment benefits are about to end. Source link
GOP aims to stop retroactive pandemic unemployment payments
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are calling on Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to stop an Ohio judge from forcing the state to pay nearly $1 billion in pandemic-era…
The Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts Could Cause a Rural Unemployment Crisis
Those problems led 136 rural hospitals, or about 3 percent, to close between 2010 and 2021. Almost three-fourths of those were in states that hadn’t expanded Medicaid through the…
US Hiring Stayed Strong Amid Early Days of Tariff Policy, Jobs Report Shows
The latest message from the data on the U.S. economy is simple: So far, so good, until further notice. The labor market remained in a healthy state of balance as America entered a global…
German unemployment rises in January to 6.4%
Unemployment in Germany rose in January, climbing by 0.4 percentage points since December to 6.4%, according to preliminary figures from Germany's Federal Employment Agency released on…
Analysis: The hidden challenge of Saudi unemployment
On paper, achieving Saudi Arabia’s unemployment target falls under the remit of the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. But the real burden of meeting the newly revised 5%…
Supreme Court may free Catholic charities from paying state unemployment taxes for their employees
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court voted Friday to hear a potentially far-reaching claim of religious freedom and decide whether church-sponsored charities, programs and businesses may refuse…
US job growth accelerates in Sep, unemployment rate declines to 4.1%
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 04 2024 | 7:38 PM IST U.S. job growth accelerated in September and the unemployment slipped to 4.1%, further reducing the need for the Federal Reserve to…
In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and…