Utah’s slowly declining unemployment claims a sign of broader economic recovery

Thousands of Utahns remain out of work due to the pandemic, but steady improvements in the job market and other economic indicators in several new reports paint the state as…

Losing the extra $600 unemployment benefit may not have stopped Americans from spending money, J.P. Morgan credit card data shows

Whether or not you believe the now-expired $600 weekly unemployment benefit was overly generous or not, like stimulus checks, they allowed more Americans to spend money. But even without the…

Trump Promises Executive Orders On Unemployment, Student Loans And Eviction Ban After Stimulus Talks Fail

TOPLINE With key benefits from the CARES Act having already expired and lawmakers unable to agree on a new coronavirus relief package, President Trump on Friday doubled down on his…

Unemployment Insurance Fight Amid Pandemic Threatens Tens of Millions of Americans

U.S. GDP plummeted by 32.9 percent in the second quarter of this year, but disposable personal incomes were up by 42.1 percent. That is thanks to an unprecedented level of…