#COVID lockdowns cost jobs, don’t appear to have saved lives

#COVID lockdowns cost jobs, don’t appear to have saved lives

“#COVID lockdowns cost jobs, don’t appear to have saved lives” We’ve locked down the economy instead of the virus. Jobs are recovering slower in New York and other states holding on to stringent COVID-19 restrictions than in states that fully reopened their economies, even though continued lockdown measures don’t appear to be saving lives, an…

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#Rising employment shows that the US economy doesn’t need more ‘relief’

#Rising employment shows that the US economy doesn’t need more ‘relief’

“#Rising employment shows that the US economy doesn’t need more ‘relief’” With the economy showing evidence of steady recovery, federal aid incentivizing unemployment may soon be a bigger problem for the job market than pandemic layoffs. Thursday’s Labor Department report showed 547,000 first-time unemployment claims this week, marking the second straight week of record-low initial…

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#Workers file 547K new jobless claims in sign layoffs are slowing

#Workers file 547K new jobless claims in sign layoffs are slowing

“#Workers file 547K new jobless claims in sign layoffs are slowing” The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has hit its lowest level since the pandemic began, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 547,000, significantly below the Dow Jones estimate for 603,000, putting the economy on track to return…

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#916,000 jobs added, 6 percent unemployment

#916,000 jobs added, 6 percent unemployment

“#916,000 jobs added, 6 percent unemployment” The US economy added 916,000 jobs in March as the labor market’s smoldering recovery from the coronavirus pandemic grew into a fire that’s only expected to get hotter, federal data show. The strongest job growth since August beat economists’ expectations for a gain of 635,000 as more Americans got vaccinated…

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#719,000 filed in bounce from COVID-19 low

#719,000 filed in bounce from COVID-19 low

“#719,000 filed in bounce from COVID-19 low” The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits unexpectedly jumped above the pre-coronavirus record once again last week, the feds said Thursday. The batch of 719,000 initial jobless claims came just a week after new filings reached their lowest level since the start of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Jobless…

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