Pandemic delivers a triple whammy to America’s working women
Job losses have hit women harder than men in America's pandemic, and the loss of child care and the shift to remote schooling have also...
Extra $300 unemployment payment: who will get it and when?
Two weeks have passed since President Donald Trump announced that he would sidestep a congressional stalemate to deliver $400 in extra weekly benefits to tens...
Saving jobs by sharing them. Here’s how the government program works in Washington state.
Work sharing programs are extraordinarily popular among economists, Republican and Democratic policymakers, employers and workers — at least those who have heard of them. The...
An extra $600 a week kept many jobless workers afloat. Now what will they do?
About 30 million Americans are getting unemployment payments — a staggering figure that reflects one of the country’s most calamitous economic events. But the stark...
Workers already struggling in a good economy are now pushed over the edge by the coronavirus crisis
An indelible image from the Great Depression features a well-dressed family seated with their dog in a comfy car, smiling down from an oversize billboard...
After a decade of hiring, plenty of jobs but raises are tiny
“It’s easier to get a job than a raise in this economy,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton.
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Lots of job hunting, but no job, despite low unemployment
Across the country, workers say they cannot find jobs that provide a middle-class income and do not come with an expiration date.