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There was good news and bad news in the job numbers this week

U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin discusses the Trump administration’s stance on masks and how he feels states are handling the current surge in coronavirus numbers.

Despite enormous economic headwinds and sky-high unemployment numbers, President Donald Trump sought to showcase his record as a job creator during a visit to a shipyard in the battleground state of Wisconsin

The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits fell to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are still at a painfully high level

President Trump has signed an executive order expanding restrictions on work visas, claiming the move will reduce American unemployment. But many jobs that are going to be vacant because of the restrictions will be difficult to fill from the U.S. labor pool, says immigration attorney Rosanna Berardi.

The U.S. government will issue its latest snapshot of the layoffs that have left millions unemployed but have slowed as businesses have increasingly reopened and rehired some of their laid-off workers

Losing your job can be a very stressful experience, but there are ways to make it a little easier for you and your family. From filing for unemployment to choosing health insurance, here’s what you need to know if you’ve been laid off.

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening. The latest figure from the Labor Department marked the 10th straight weekly decline in applications for jobless aid since they peaked in mid-March when the coronavirus...

Energy company BP says it will cut its global workforce by 10,000 jobs amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. unemployment dropped unexpectedly in May to 13.3% as reopened businesses began recalling millions of workers faster than economists had predicted, triggering a big rally Friday on Wall Street and giving President Donald Trump something to boast about in his reelection bid. The jobless rate is still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression. And for the...

At a press conference on Friday to praise declines in U.S. unemployment rates, President Donald Trump briefly highlighted his plans to address the country’s widespread protests against police brutality, saying, “Our country is so strong and that’s what my plan is: we’re going to have the strongest economy in the world.”

U.S. businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May, as the economic damage from the historically unrivaled coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third month

Nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce remain jobless as the pandemic ravages on. More than 40 million people have sought unemployment assistance since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March, with 2.1 million of those being new claims last week.

Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act

The United States saw another 2.4 million people apply for unemployment benefits last week.

It may be time to get creative when it comes to making money.

As states begin to lift stay-at-home orders, some of the first businesses to shut down in March to minimize the spread of coronavirus are now beginning to reopen their doors. Workers within the retail, restaurant, hospitality, service and meatpacking industries are getting calls from their employers that it’s time to get back to work.

More than 20 million Americans lost their job in April, ten times the previous record.

With stay-at-home orders issued in most states and waves of layoffs, to date more than 33.5 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits over the last seven weeks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. employers shed more than 21 million jobs in March and April. All industries were impacted at some level, with the leisure and hospitality sector…