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There are nearly two open jobs for every unemployed worker in the U.S., the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics new employment data shows.
A top watchdog for the U.S. Labor Department recently estimated there was at least $163 billion in unemployment-related fraud.
One legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic could be the devastation it brought to the American worker by disconnecting millions from the workforce.
A top watchdog for the Labor Department estimates that “at least” $163 billion in COVID unemployment funds were either stolen or “misspent.”
A new jobs report released this week shows there are now more than 11 million unfilled jobs in the U.S. Where have the workers gone?
Increased federal benefits last year perpetuated unemployment and kept millions of Americans from returning to the workforce.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Friday shows a record 4.4 million Americans quit their job in September.
Continued fear of COVID-19 and an ongoing shortage of workers is being blamed for the awful September jobs report released on Friday.
Joe Manchin said it best: “We have 11 million jobs that we haven’t filled, 8 million people still unemployed. Something’s not matching up here.”
The BLS released numbers on the employment situation with an August job report that provided “meager” additions indicated a “massive slowdown”
Labor and Treasury officials advised states to use pandemic funds to continue paying out unemployment benefits after they’ve expired even as a record 10 million new jobs remain available.
The latest weekly jobless claims in the United States show a sizable jump, rising well over last week’s figures and shattering expert expectations, yet another sign that the job market under President Biden is sputtering.