[ad_1] New applications for unemployment benefits have trended down this summer, indicating that the labor market is healing from the Covid-19 downturn as many states… Read More »Unemployment Claims Have Continued Easing as Hiring Heats Up
[ad_1] KETCHUM, Idaho—Ethan McKee-Bakos has had no trouble finding work since he moved to this upscale mountain town last February, earning $60,000 a year from… Read More »Ketchum, Idaho, Has Plenty of Available Jobs, but Workers Can’t Afford Housing
[ad_1] Raul Macias was rushed to an emergency room last November, with pain shooting from his back to his legs. His breathing was shallow. Doctors… Read More »Hospitals Often Charge Uninsured People the Highest Prices, New Data Show
[ad_1] Worker filings for jobless benefits last week are predicted to have declined, resuming a mostly downward trend since spring that has been supported by… Read More »Jobless Claims Are Projected to Resume Downward Trajectory
[ad_1] Worker filings for initial unemployment benefits have in recent weeks dropped closer to what economists consider a normal range as they have reached fresh… Read More »Unemployment Claims Trend Closer to a Labor Market Normal
[ad_1] WASHINGTON—When the coronavirus pandemic plunged the U.S. into a recession last year, it portended another blow to the health of the Social Security system.… Read More »Social Security Weathered Covid-19 Better Than Expected, but Long-Term Challenges Remain
[ad_1] Just before Christmas 2020, hackers began to steal from One Treasure Island, a nonprofit that is redeveloping its namesake island in San Francisco Bay… Read More »Hackers Stole $650,000 From Nonprofit and Got Away, Showing Limits to Law Enforcement’s Reach
[ad_1] WASHINGTON—With millions of Americans still out of work and job openings at a record high, policy makers are dealing with an unexpected problem: How… Read More »Labor Shortage Draws Attention of U.S. Lawmakers
[ad_1] Latin America, which led the developing world in adopting the market-friendly model of economic development, may now be leading the world away from it.… Read More »Latin America Leads Revolt Against Free-Market Growth Model
[ad_1] The U.S. economic recovery is unlike any in recent history, powered by consumers with trillions in extra savings, businesses eager to hire and enormous… Read More »The Economic Recovery Is Here. It’s Unlike Anything You’ve Seen.