Unemployment Claims Rise to 240k, Highest Since August
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since August but still remains low by historic standards.
Americans File Jobless Claims at Highest Level in Eight Months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest level in more than eight months in what may be a sign that the labor market is weakening.
Mass. to Tighten Access to Jobless Aid as Unemployment Rate Falls
Massachusetts is tightening up access to jobless benefits as the state emerges more fully from the pandemic.
Mass. Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.1 Percent
Massachusetts employers added 14,100 jobs in February as the state’s unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent, labor officials announced Friday.
Job Losses from Virus 4 Times as Bad as ’09 Financial Crisis
Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said Monday.
GAO Says Weekly Unemployment Benefits Report Flawed
A government watchdog has found that the Labor Department’s widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the government’s data collection.
New MA Jobless Claims At Highest Level Since June
Confirmed COVID-19 cases are not the only pandemic-era numbers on the rise again: total new unemployment claims in Massachusetts last week reached the highest level in more than five months.
Mass. Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.6 Percent
The state’s unemployment rate dropped into single digits in September after spending five months above 10 percent, as employers reported adding 36,900 jobs and Massachusetts continued its economic recovery from the sudden COVID-inflicted recession.
Mass. Unemployment Rate Down to 16.1 Percent
The Massachusetts unemployment rate that soared during the coronavirus pandemic fell to 16.1 percent in July, yet remains the highest in the nation.
Unemployment Claims, COVID Cases Tick Up in Mass.
The number of first-time unemployment aid claims crept up last week in both Massachusetts and nationwide compared to the prior week, hinting at ongoing volatility in the job market and continuing economic uncertainty more than four months into the pandemic.
Weekly Unemployment Claims Rise, Bucking National Trend
New standard unemployment claims in Massachusetts bounced back up last week after nine straight weeks of decline, even as claims at the national level continued to fall.
Unemployment Claims Up 38K
Another 38,000 Massachusetts residents filed first-time jobless claims for the week ending May 16, bringing the total number of first-time jobless claims filed since March 15 up to just shy of 30 percent of the state’s March workforce.
Jobless Benefits Now Available to Realtors, Contractors
A range of workers previously ineligible for unemployment benefits can now seek state aid if they are unable to work because of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impacts on public life.
Realtors, Gig Workers Could File for Mass. Unemployment This Month
New, partial guidance from the federal government will allow Massachusetts to open its unemployment system up to independent contractors, gig workers and self-employed Bay Staters later this month.
Another 139K File for Unemployment in Mass., Nation Hits Jobless Record
Massachusetts’ jobless numbers jumped by another 139,582 workers last week, according to information released Thursday morning by the federal Department of Labor.
