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Government

King County unemployment claims hit new highs

It’s the worst week yet for unemployment claims in King County. But there is some good news for people waiting for their checks.
Carolyn Adolph
Seattle Now: From self-employed to unemployed

Unemployment claims in Washington are at historic highs due to the corona virus. But when you own your own business, there are fewer safety nets.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
Government

April 1 and rent is due - pandemic or not

Rent is due for thousands of people who were laid off in the last month because of the coronavirus epidemic. Many of those people have already filed for unemployment – but this crisis has fallen upon us so swiftly that most people have not yet received their check.
Carolyn Adolph
Business

King County unemployment claims triple due to COVID-19 layoffs

King County, at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state, is now the contending with the economic damage of the disease.
Carolyn Adolph
National

With Jobs Numbers Like These, It's Hard To See Why The Economy Is Slowing

The U.S. economy is slowing down, but it keeps creating jobs at a healthy pace. Employers added 164,000 jobs last month — as analysts had projected — and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.
Scott Horsley

Avie Schneider
National

U.S. Jobs Rebound To Solid Growth; Unemployment Holds At 3.8 Percent

Employers added 196,000 jobs in March, bouncing back from February's weak growth, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate was unchanged at nearly 50-year lows.
Scott Horsley
Politics

U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month

The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up.
Avie Schneider
National

U.S. Added 304,000 Jobs In January; Shutdown Boosts Unemployment To 4 Percent

Job growth picked up for the 100th consecutive month even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed during the partial government shutdown. Wage growth held steady.
Avie Schneider
National

August Jobs Report: Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs; 3.9 Percent Unemployment

Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly earnings nudging slightly upward to 2.9 percent.
Bill Chappell

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