COVID Reality: Data Shows Women Bear Disproportionate Impact Of Pandemic Unemployment
While data shows a drop in unemployment overall, some woman have stopped looking for work altogether.
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While data shows a drop in unemployment overall, some woman have stopped looking for work altogether.
The fight for unemployment benefits during the pandemic has been a losing match for months for many in New Jersey.
The commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor says 96% of people determined eligible have received benefits of some kind and 70% have received more than $20,000.
The proposed $908 billion coronavirus relief package is gaining traction in Congress. But will it be enough, and will it come in time?
The COVID pandemic has left millions of Americans out of work and looking for a job.
In an economy beset by pandemic-induced hardship, why is Wall Street thriving while Main Street is struggling?
Spending from the first round of stimulus propped up the economy. But that money is gone, and a more stimulus is unlikely in the coming weeks.
More stimulus checks would help suffering Americans and prop up the sagging U.S. economy, but Democrats and Republicans haven't yet agreed on a deal.
The revised HEROES Act, passed by Democrats in the House, would still include stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits.
Stimulus discussions are back on the table in Washington, but time is growing short to deliver a second round of stimulus payments before the election.
Time is running out on a stimulus package passing before the election, even as the need for another stimulus check and additional unemployment payments remains strong.
The governor signed an executive order that will let people who are collecting benefits sign up for temporary work at local or New York boards of elections.
Millions of unemployed New Yorkers woke up Friday wondering where their money was.
Unemployed individuals who qualify for an additional $300 under Trump's Lost Wages Assistance program may receive up to six weeks worth of benefits.
Unemployed New Yorkers could soon get additional benefits.
Volunteers were giving away boxes of groceries to 500 families in Washington Heights. Many people waiting told CBS2 the food will help them stretch their unemployment checks.
CBS2's Lisa Rozner met a North Jersey woman so determined to help people stay in their homes that she's finding ways to pay their rent.
President Trump's Lost Wages Assistance program is intended to increase weekly unemployment benefits, but implementation has been slow.
Gov. Phil Murphy says the federal government needs to provide more.
States react to President Trump's executive order extending additional weekly unemployment insurance payments in the amount of $400.
Analysts said the country's latest jobs report was better than expected, but still cause for concern.
Unemployment's sizable decline in July still reflects a slowing economic recovery in the face of the unchecked coronavirus pandemic.
Monday is the last day many unemployed Americans are receiving hundreds of extra dollars from the federal government. Negotiations to extend it continue on Capitol Hill.
With the first round of economic stimulus running out, millions of Americans are about to take a massive hit to their household budget.
A number of struggling New Yorkers are adjusting to changing financial realities with rising unemployment and a worsening economy
