Category: Business

Texas will soon stop paying extended benefits because of a decline in the state’s unemployment rate, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Thursday. The state has historically given unemployed Texans 26 … Read More

Lawsuits have been filed around the country in states that have rejected additional federal unemployment benefits, potentially setting the stage for a decisive federal court decision. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds … Read More

Florida has recovered more than 950,000 jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the nation’s economy last spring with mandatory business shutdowns that inflicted sudden but enduring damage on … Read More

Colorado’s unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.1% in July, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced on Friday. The move represents a 0.1% drop from June. It comes … Read More

When COVID hit the city, Jody Scaravella, the owner of Staten Island’s Enoteca Maria restaurant, decided his chefs — a rotating posse of grandmothers with roots from around the world … Read More

The latest federal jobs report shows a dip in new unemployment claims, but those figures still remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. The Department of Labor reported Thursday that 348,000 Americans … Read More

At the Riverdale Diner in The Bronx, manager Joe Saka began asking for proof of vaccinations Monday morning, and wound up turning away a few customers by midday. Saka, like … Read More

The state of Texas has received its ninth Gold Shovel Award from Area Development magazine for job creation. Among the most populous states that has attracted high-value business investments in … Read More

Denver had the fifth best-performing job market in July, according to an analysis of federal employment data by ThinkWhy, a software company that researches the labor market. The rankings were … Read More