Unemployment Unexpectedly Drops, But Full Recovery Not Imminent
The unemployment rate took a surprising drop, but while hope exists the road to recovery remains uncertain.
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The unemployment rate took a surprising drop, but while hope exists the road to recovery remains uncertain.
1.9 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in the last week, as reopenings begin to slow layoffs.
The latest unemployment numbers continue to rise across the county and in Pennsylvania.
The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh on Friday.
The number of Americans that have applied for unemployment since the coronavirus pandemic hit has now reached nearly 41 million.
Gov. Tom Wolf joined former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on a virtual session to discuss the impacts of Coronavirus on states.
Ohio's unemployment rate has hit 16.8%, the highest since the state's current record keeping system was developed almost 50 years ago.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate skyrocketed in April at the height of the state's pandemic-driven shutdown to its highest rate in over four decades of record-keeping, the state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday.
The total number of unemployment applications since the coronavirus pandemic took hold has reached nearly 39 million.
West Virginia's unemployment rate rose to 15% last month as the coronavirus pandemic continues to level the state's economy.
Over 2 million Pennsylvanians have applied for unemployment compensation.
Jill Schlesinger, certified financial planner and CBS News business analyst, looks at how to devise a game plan for paying bills when money is tight.
Nearly 3 million more Americans applied for unemployment in the last week, taking the total to 36.5 million in just two months.
The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April which is the highest since the Great Depression.
The total number of Americans that have applied for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic hit has reached over 30 million.
Pennsylvania's Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program should be operational in just a few weeks.
A study says compared to the rest of the states, Pennsylvania has had one of the lowest increases in unemployment since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, 30 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits.
Busy signals, unanswered emails, and zero funds. Viewers continue to call the KDKA News desk with questions and concerns about their unemployment claims.
Nearly 1 million people have filed unemployment claims in the past five weeks as Ohio's stay-at-home order continues to depress the economy.
An additional 4.4 million Americans have applied for unemployment, taking the total to over 26 million since the coronavirus outbreak hit.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is now accepting applications from certain workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate rose by 1.3% in March, reaching 6%.
Nearly 22 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits in the last month.
The unemployment headaches entered a fourth week Monday for people across the state.
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