Tagged With Unemployment Benefits

Senate Democrats cut stimulus unemployment benefits to $300 a week in last-minute deal

Ayelet Sheffey, Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Unemployment benefits will expire in 10 days if Congress doesn't pass a stimulus bill. Here's what else could expire this month.

Ayelet Sheffey

US weekly jobless claims rise less than forecasted to 745,000 as stimulus nears key vote

Ben Winck

Republicans are balking at how much state aid is in Biden's stimulus, but Democrats maintain it's necessary for a full recovery

Ayelet Sheffey

Biden cuts 16 million people off from stimulus checks after striking deal with moderate Senate Democrats, study says

Ben Winck, Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Senate Democrats prepare to advance the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan without a $15-an-hour minimum wage

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

More workers just became eligible for unemployment, including those who didn't return to work over safety concerns

Juliana Kaplan, Joseph Zeballos-Roig

US weekly jobless claims drop more than expected to 730,000 as economic recovery pushes forward

Ben Winck

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly jump to 861,000 as Democrats make sluggish stimulus progress

Ben Winck

Biden asked for 6 months of extra unemployment benefits. Here's why House Democrats gave him 5.

Ayelet Sheffey

Biden asked for 6 months of extra unemployment benefits. Here's why House Democrats gave him 5.

Ayelet Sheffey

Boosted unemployment benefits supported the labor market better than expected, University of Chicago study says

Ben Winck

US weekly jobless claims drop less than expected to 793,000 as labour recovery stagnates

Ben Winck

Both of Georgia's Democratic senators oppose cutting eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks in the Biden relief package

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

US weekly jobless claims fall more than forecast to 779,000 as Biden stimulus efforts persist

Ben Winck

Some GOP senators want a $50,000 income cutoff for a fresh wave of stimulus checks. That may exclude at least 29 million families who would get one under the Biden relief plan.

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

The GOP stimulus proposal is nearly a third of the price tag of Biden's plan. Here's what's missing.

Ayelet Sheffey

'One more check is not enough': 54 progressive Democrats urge Biden to add recurring direct payments to COVID-19 relief package

Oma Seddiq, Joseph Zeballos-Roig

US weekly jobless claims slide to 847,000 as stimulus debate continues

Ben Winck

8 million Americans have fallen into poverty in recent months as government benefits lapse, a new study finds

Ayelet Sheffey