Jobless Americans will have few options as benefits expireMany states even opted out of the federal program early after some businesses complained that they couldn't find enough people to hire. The...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.09 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt on MNREGA wages, asks are these 'acche din'"There is a world beyond the false rhetoric where in some houses people are not able to even run their households - what kind of 'achche di...
06 Jul, 2021, 06.46 PM IST
Indians left unemployed by virus prefer job guarantee over cash handouts, LSE study saysAn overwhelming 82% of respondents surveyed for the report ‘City of dreams no more, a year on: worklessness and active labour market polici...
02 Jul, 2021, 06.43 AM IST
U.S. weekly jobless claims hit 13-month low; home sales tumbleEven as the economy is booming and the labor market scars are healing thanks to massive public aid from the government and increased COVID-...
29 Apr, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
US weekly jobless claims fall to new one-year low"While new layoffs have slowed considerably, they are still nowhere near the level associated with a stable labor market," said Andrew Stet...
22 Apr, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
US workers may see light at end of employment tunnelThe Labor Department data is expected to show the unemployment rate remained unchanged in February at 6.3 percent with the economy adding 2...
05 Mar, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
Rajasthan government to bring Universal Health Care scheme worth Rs 3,500 crore: Ashok GehlotAshok Gehlot said that from next year, universal health coverage will be implemented at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore, under which every family ...
24 Feb, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans in limbo as Donald Trump ragesTrump's refusal to sign the bipartisan package as he demands larger COVID relief checks and complains about "pork" spending could also forc...
27 Dec, 2020, 06.36 AM IST
Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrap up billsCongressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omn...
21 Dec, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Drop in US jobless claims small bright spot in troubled labor marketNew US jobless claims fell to 712,000 last week, a better-than-expected decline of 75,000, seasonally-adjusted, the Labor Department report...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.11 AM IST
Americans are staying jobless for longer as pandemic stretches onThe coronavirus pandemic caused the US economy to shed more than 20 million jobs, and though some people have been rehired, data shows the ...
02 Dec, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
Jobless aid for nearly 14 million Americans to expire the day after ChristmasAs of Nov. 7, the most recent data available, a total of 13.7 million people were receiving unemployment benefits through emergency CARES A...
26 Nov, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
The next cliff: Millions of jobless Americans risk losing aidThe looming expiration would spark the most substantial reduction to unemployment benefits since the end of July, when a $600 weekly supple...
17 Nov, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
US commits $1.9 mn to India to support informal sector workers, micro enterprisesRevive will launch a $6.85 million blended finance facility in its first phase to provide accessible and affordable capital in the form of ...
01 Oct, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Hockey India to provide financial aid to 61 unemployed playersHockey India (HI) on Tuesday announced it will provide 61 unemployed players, including 34 women, with financial assistance amid the ongoin...
18 Aug, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
America’s unemployed are about to lose their $600-a-week lifeline in two weeks timeIn about two weeks millions of Americans could lose a crucial economic lifeline of this pandemic: $600 a week in extra federal unemployment...
14 Jul, 2020, 03.03 PM IST
New US jobless claims slow to 2.43 mn in latest weekThe Labor Department data on new first-time claims for unemployment benefits for the week ended May 16 showed the rate of new filings conti...
22 May, 2020, 12.06 AM IST