State Government
Federal report calls out Illinois for not reporting unemployment fraud(The Center Square) – The federal government issued a scathing report on the Illinois Department of Employment Security’s failure to disclose misspending during the pandemic. A report… Read More
Economy
U.S. Economy has 11.3 million unfilled jobs(The Center Square) – There are 11.3 million open jobs in the U.S., nearly two jobs for every American seeking work, according to newly released federal data. That rate is… Read More
Inflation
Former U.S. Treasury secretary says unemployment rate needs to rise to curb inflation(The Center Square) – The unemployment rate needs to rise in order to ease the effects of inflation, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says. According to the … Read More
Economy, State Government, Unemployment
Jobs and wages are on the rise in Missouri; state is close to hitting low unemployment record(The Center Square) – More people are working in Missouri and fewer are looking for work than last year, according to Missouri’s Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Read More
National
Feds: Number of job openings hit new high in March(The Center Square) – Job openings in the U.S. continue to rise, now nearly doubling the number of job seekers, according to newly released federal data. The Bureau of Labor… Read More
National
December sees significant job growth, but millions of Americans are calling it quits(The Center Square) – The U.S. showed strong job gains in December, but a record number of Americans continue to leave the work force voluntarily. ADP released December’s private sector… Read More
National
November jobs report falls short by half, unemployment rate falls(The Center Square) – The newly released November jobs report fell short of expectations Friday. The Department of Labor released the report showing that the economy created 210,000 nonfarm jobs… Read More
National
Economy created only a third of expected jobs in August(The Center Square) – A new federal jobs report released Friday showed that job creation for the month of August fell far short of expectations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics… Read More
National
More jobs available than workers as debate over unemployment benefits continues(The Center Square) – More than 10 million jobs are available in the U.S. despite widespread unemployment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The report comes as Republicans and… Read More
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