Labor department ‘clawing back’ billions in unused pandemic funds
Roughly $4.3 billion was earmarked for states to provide temporary unemployment insurance during the pandemic under the ...
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Measurement of Telework During and Shortly After the Pandemic—an On-the-Ground Perspective
When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the amount of telework sharply increased, allowing people to work while limiting their exposure to others. At that time, there were no regular monthly ...
Department of Labor looks to clawback $2.9B in pandemic funding
The U.S. Department of Labor is clawing back $2.9 billion in unused pandemic funding sent to states to prop up unemployment ...
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What February’s jobs report says about the labor market
Employers posted 7.6 million job openings in February, a sign that the job market is slowing but remains healthy. Layoffs of federal workers hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic was ...
DOL Recovers Unspent Covid-19 Jobless Aid Funding from States
Unspent pandemic relief funds related to a federal unemployment aid program are being shifted back from states’ accounts to ...
Grocery prices have plateaued overall, but the cost of these items is still rising in Wisconsin
Food prices across the country continue to spike in a few categories, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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COVID upended the world 5 years ago. It still impacts our daily lives
Five years ago, face masks were the norm — even mandated — as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across ... according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' "Beyond the Numbers" article that examined ...
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4 ways West Michigan’s economy was impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
While the overall workforce and tourism have rebounded, there are fewer manufacturing workers and the downtown office market ...
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5 years later: How the coronavirus pandemic changed our work lives
In June 2021, when Barb Clapp began heading the startup Baltimore-based nonprofit Dwyer Workforce Development, remote work had become a new way of life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But Clapp was ...