News
CNN Money | Here's your unemployment check. Now pay it back
Thousands of furloughed federal employees filed for state unemployment benefits during the weeks they were stranded without a paycheck.
Politico | The jobs report is back
The bureau plans to publish the October jobs report on Nov. 8 — a week later than the originally scheduled.
Bloomberg | States Clamping Down on Workers Mislabeled as Contractors
When construction slowed during the recession, some companies hired workers and wrongly designated them as independent contractors to avoid paying insurance, taxes, fair wages and overtime.
Econ Comments & Analysis
WSJ | The Wages of Unemployment
No more sacred idea exists in American public policy than unemployment benefits. Unemployment insurance is thought of as an act of compassion and a necessary stimulative intervention to avoid a vicious cycle in which joblessness begets more joblessness. Not surprisingly, the Great Recession caused states to dramatically increase unemployment insurance up to 99 weeks—from the more traditional 26.
