Category: unemployment

Connecticut Offers $1,000 Bonus to Long-Term Unemployed People Who Find Jobs

The state of Connecticut will give $1,000 to people who have been without a job for at least two months and secure employment. “I want work to pay. I want people to have a real incentive when they go back to work,” Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, told a press conference this week. “You see…


Orange County Restaurants Struggling to Hire Employees

Some Orange County restaurants say they’re offering bonuses to encourage new hires as they struggle to recruit new employees. Newport Beach-based Chipotle Mexican Grill announced May 10 that it would increase average hourly wages to $15 by June, in an attempt to incentivize workers to join and stay on their team. “Our restaurants have remained open during [the pandemic], so the…


Missouri Governor Ends Federal Pandemic Unemployment Boost

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday joined the growing list of Republican governors announcing an early end to the federal pandemic unemployment benefit boost, which some have blamed for discouraging workers from taking jobs so driving the business hiring crunch. Parson said in a release that Missouri will end its participation in all federal pandemic-related…


Tennessee, Iowa Governors Order End to Federal COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that all federal pandemic unemployment programs will soon end in their respective states. In a statement, Lee cited an increase in job availability in the state and said that the unemployment benefits will stop on July 3. “We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 11)

The colonial pipeline is still down after being hit with a cyber attack, Georgia takes action as gas stations in several southern states face shortages, and five Republican governors are pulling out of federal unemployment benefits.


‘Road to Socialism’: South Carolina Governor Says Businesses Are Failing Because Staff Earn More in Unemployment

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said that his state will refuse the federal $300 unemployment benefits boost, saying that it is placing the United States “on the road to socialism.” Last week, the Department of Labor reported that only 266,000 jobs were created in April, falling far short of economists’ and analysts’ expectations, while Republican…


Alabama Is the Latest GOP State to End Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Amid Labor Shortage

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined a growing list of GOP-led states and ended the federal, pandemic-related $300 unemployment boost amid concerns that the benefits are leading to a shortage in people looking for work. The Department of Labor last week released a report saying that only 266,000 new jobs were created in April, which was…


Alabama to End Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Amid Labor Shortage

Alabama has joined a growing list of GOP-led states that are ending participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment programs amid concerns that the benefits are leading to a shortage in people looking for work. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, cited an increase in job postings along with complaints from businesses saying they can’t find workers to…


Biden: Americans Who Turn Down ‘Suitable’ Jobs Will Lose Unemployment Benefits

President Joe Biden on Monday said that Americans receiving expanded federal unemployment benefits that were implemented during last year’s pandemic.


US Chamber of Commerce Urges Biden to End Pandemic Benefits: ‘Paying People Not to Work’ Killing Recovery

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called on the White House to end expanded federal unemployment benefits that were implemented during last year’s pandemic relief efforts, saying the extra monthly payments are hurting the economy by keeping workers out of the labor market. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported just 266,000 new jobs created in…