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Tag: unemployment

Posted inNational

U.S. Unemployment Claims Drop to 52-Year Low

by Stacy M. Brown December 9, 2021

Weekly claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to a 52-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

**FILE** Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Md. Governor Sued for Decision to End Federal Unemployment Benefits

by WI Guest Author June 25, 2021December 21, 2021
African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

COATES: Demanding Jobs Over Jails

by WI Guest Author May 26, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inBusiness

U.S. Unemployment Numbers Fall to Pandemic-Era Low: Labor Dept.

by WI Guest Author May 6, 2021December 21, 2021
D.C. residents line up for coronavirus testing at Bread for the City in Northwest on May 19. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: A Lifeline for D.C.’s Unemployed Workers

by WI Guest Author October 14, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inBusiness, National

840K More Americans Filed for Employment Benefits Last Week

by WI Guest Author October 8, 2020December 21, 2021
Muriel Bowser
Posted inCommunity, Local Business

D.C. Joins Bandwagon of States Applying for Supplemental Unemployment Funds

by WI Guest Author September 1, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

U.S. Unemployment Claims Below 1M for First Time During Pandemic

by WI Guest Author August 13, 2020December 21, 2021
**FILE** Maryland Del. Adrienne Jones (right) prepares to sign legislation on March 26 for eligible federal workers in the state to receive unemployment benefits in the case of a federal government shutdown. Also present at the bill signing are (from left) Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., Del. Jessica Feldmark, Gov. Larry Hogan and Sen. Brian Feldman. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal Business

Unemployment Claims Up in D.C. and Virginia, but Plunge in Maryland

by WI Guest Author July 16, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of President Trump via Instagram
Posted inJulianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: No Economic Victory Lap

by WI Guest Author July 8, 2020December 21, 2021

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