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The March Jobs Report May Signal a Post-Covid Boom

The March Jobs Report May Signal a Post-Covid Boom

by Allison Nicole Smith | Mar 29, 2021 | Employment, Featured

A year after the pandemic devastated the job market, federal data to be released next Friday will likely show a labor market that’s beginning to claw its way out of a coronavirus recession hole. Economists expect the jobs report to show significant growth for March,...
Two States Doing Badly and Two Doing Better Show the Economic Disparity of Coronavirus

Two States Doing Badly and Two Doing Better Show the Economic Disparity of Coronavirus

by Korey Matthews | May 25, 2020 | Employment, Personal Income

Two States Doing Badly and Two Doing Better Show the Economic Disparity of Coronavirus By Korey Mathews and Sonya Swink Every state in the US is facing its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, with payrolls going down and unemployment going up in April,...
Centre Country feeling less economic pain than others in Pennsylvania

Centre Country feeling less economic pain than others in Pennsylvania

by Baidi Wang | May 22, 2020 | Employment, Featured

Pennsylvania is among the states hit hardest by the coronavirus, with 1,907,314 unemployment claims filed from March 15 to May 20. But Centre County, in the very middle of the state, is suffering less from shutdowns than the rest of the state. As a university town,...
Record-Shattering, and Not the Good Kind: US Unemployment Rate Soars to 14.7%

Record-Shattering, and Not the Good Kind: US Unemployment Rate Soars to 14.7%

by Erika Wheless | May 12, 2020 | Employment, Featured

The coronavirus has taken the US labor market hostage.  According to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US has reached levels of unemployment not seen since the Great Depression. Non farm payrolls lost 20.5 million jobs, and the unemployment...
Report shows record-breaking loss of American jobs in April

Report shows record-breaking loss of American jobs in April

by Jill Shah | May 12, 2020 | Employment, Featured

The U.S. economy lost a historic number of jobs in April, the clearest picture yet of the staggering consequences wrought by the pandemic. The report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a record 20.5 million jobs lost over one month and an unemployment...
After recovering well from 2008 recession, Arizona could see a quick reversal of fortunes in wake of coronavirus

After recovering well from 2008 recession, Arizona could see a quick reversal of fortunes in wake of coronavirus

by Korey Matthews | Apr 9, 2020 | Employment, Featured

As the coronavirus crisis continues in the United States, Arizona, like most states, is facing a frightening economic outlook.  The social distancing measures put in place by federal and local governments have hurt businesses in the state, forcing some to even lay off...
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