Money & Company
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Feb. 25, 2009
Opinion
The tech sector’s large-scale layoffs are a tiny blip in today’s strong labor market. But if the Fed’s interest-rate hikes go too far, a new recession could be triggered.
Jan. 13, 2023
World & Nation
The number of people losing their jobs to mass layoffs or plant closings appears to have declined sharply last year, but one in four of them still exhausted their unemployment benefits before finding new work, the government said Thursday.
May 27, 1988
Business
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs.
March 4, 2021
Congress is about to send an omnibus trade bill to President Reagan with a “veto-bait” clause intact: a labor-backed requirement that businesses give 60 days notice of layoffs or plant closings.
April 19, 1988
It takes two years on average to recover from the trauma of job loss. The social costs of mass layoffs are enormous. Other nations have ways to avoid this.
Jan. 17, 2023
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose slightly last week, yet remained at a low level consistent with a solid job market.
Aug. 20, 2015
Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that employers remain confident in the economy and are laying off few workers.
Aug. 27, 2015
The COVID-19 stimulus package temporarily increases unemployment benefits. But many jobless people will still be left out in the cold.
April 6, 2020
April 23, 2009