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COVID unemployment surge led to $5.2 billion in overpaid benefits in Illinois – including fraud
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSPRINGFIELD – Illinois overpaid unemployment benefits to the tune of $5.2 billion during the first...
State paid at least $5.2 billion in fraudulent or excessive unemployment claims during pandemic,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThe state agency that distributes unemployment benefits paid out more than $5 billion in fraudulent...
Striking Workers Could Soon Qualify For Unemployment Benefits
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMany workers who go on strike could soon gain a new bit of leverage against their employers:...
Unemployment claims are down the most in these states
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance The findings come as total U.S. unemployment reaches near-record lows. Overall, 25...
Unemployment insurance payments are slower to arrive after COVID-19. See how your state compares.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoShortly after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the jobless rate in the U.S. skyrocketed. The...
Amid ‘unprecedented’ prolonged revenue boom, Illinois finds budget breathing room
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSustained higher-than-predicted state tax revenues have in recent months given lawmakers a level of...
US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market defying recession fears
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last...
Unemployment claims in Illinois increased last week
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoInitial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased ...
Massachusetts has one of highest rates of unemployment claims in US. See where MA ranks
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoA newly released study has placed Massachusetts among the top 10 states with the highest number of...
Over 19K Illinois workers were part of mass layoffs in 2023. These companies let people go
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHundreds of thousands of U.S. residents lost their jobs to layoffs last year, and Illinoisans were...