Employment
Economy, Employment, Poverty
That’s Not a Recovery
The number of poor people has grown by eight million since May, according to researchers at Columbia University, after falling by four million at the pandemic’s start as a result of an $2 trillion emergency package known as the Cares Act.
Economy, Employment
Losing jobs, unemployed longer
Business, Employment, Government Spending, Law
Study: WISGOP Killed a Wisconsin Wage Law. Public Costs Stayed the Same, But Construction CEOs Got a Raise
Employment, State Government
AUDIT SHOCK: Fewer than 1% of calls to state unemployment call centers were answered
Coronavirus, Economy, Employment
Play Down COVID, Push Up Unemployment
Employment
New Unemployment Aid Will Take 6 Weeks
Economy, Employment
Unemployed Workers Struggling with Basic Expenses as Week 5 Without Federal Supplement
Economy, Employment
Unemployment claims are lower. But they’re still at record levels.
Economy, Employment, Wisconsin
Employment
Wis Jobs report:Good news – 30,500 more jobs, unemployment down to 7.0%.Meh news – Jobs growth slowed in July, and we're still down 270,000 jobs vs Feb.Bad news – Unemployment down mostly because 40K left the work force. https://t.co/vvsBUEkms4 #wiunion #wipolitics #wiright — JakeEdwards (@JakeMadtown) August 21, 2020