When the COVID-19 outbreak first erupted in early 2020, many people lost their jobs as non-essential businesses were forced to shutter. And many people spent much of 2021 out of work as well. In March ...

U.S. stock-market futures hit session lows shortly before the opening bell as investors received the latest weekly update on the number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits. While the number ...

The rate of improper payments was nearly 19% in fiscal year 2021, bringing it to $78.1 billion (a number that also includes things like overpayments in addition to fraud). The main driver was identity ...

Unemployment for Black Americans is at its worst level since the pandemic, with some economists seeing the latest results as a sign of worse things to come for the US economy. The unemployment rate ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The number of unemployed Oregonians is on the rise, according to state economists. The Oregon Employment Department found that the percentage of residents without jobs rose to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s unemployment rate is up 0.3% since January of 2024, reaching the highest levels since September of 2021, according to the Oregon Employment Department. In January, the ...