A $1.5 Trillion Compromise That Congress’s Leaders Can’t Ignore

By Jay C. Shambaugh
NYT Opinion
The bipartisan framework struck by House Democrats and Republicans merits consideration.
Published date: September 17, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Why Black Workers Will Hurt the Most if Congress Doesn’t Extend Jobless Benefits

By Emily Badger, Alicia Parlapiano and Quoctrung Bui
NYT The Upshot
An extra $600 a week smoothed out sharp differences in benefits among states, and among the people who live in them.
Published date: August 7, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Real Life Horror Stories From the World of Pandemic Motherhood

By Joan C. Williams
NYT Opinion
‘I have been given two options: either resign or get fired.’
Published date: August 6, 2020 at 12:12PM
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Is It OK That I Haven’t Told My Parents I Was Fired?

By Kwame Anthony Appiah
NYT Magazine
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on why it can be hard to tell family you’ve lost your job, whether to collect unemployment benefits and more.
Published date: August 4, 2020 at 12:00PM
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One-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever

By Matthew Haag
NYT New York
Small-business owners said they have exhausted federal and local assistance and see no end in sight after months of sharp revenue drops. Now, many are closing their shops and restaurants for good.
Published date: August 3, 2020 at 12:00PM
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How Bad Is Unemployment? ‘Literally Off the Charts’

By Nelson D. Schwartz, Ben Casselman and Ella Koeze
NYT Business Day
The U.S. jobless rate for April is put at 14.7 percent, with 20.5 million jobs lost, figures that almost certainly understate the economic devastation.
Published date: May 8, 2020 at 03:48PM
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The Nordic Way to Economic Rescue

By Peter S. Goodman
NYT Business Day
In the face of the pandemic, Denmark is effectively nationalizing private payrolls, in contrast to the patchwork American system.
Published date: March 28, 2020 at 11:00AM
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U.S. Added 225,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment at 3.6%

By Ben Casselman
NYT Business Day
The labor market started the year where it left off in 2019, with solid hiring.
Published date: February 7, 2020 at 01:00PM
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September Jobs Report: What to Watch For

By Patricia Cohen
NYT Business Day
Hiring has slowed in recent months, but the labor market has been stronger than other parts of the economy.
Published date: October 4, 2019 at 11:01AM
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U.S. Added 164,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Rate at 3.7 Percent

By Patricia Cohen
NYT Business Day
The figures suggest the economy is cooling but not as much as many analysts had feared a few months ago.
Published date: August 2, 2019 at 12:30PM
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A Recession Is Coming (Eventually). Here’s Where You’ll See It First.

By Ben Casselman
NYT Business Day
Economists don’t know when the decade-long expansion, now the longest in American history, will end. But here are the indicators they will be watching to figure it out.
Published date: July 28, 2019 at 09:52PM
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February Jobs Report: Here’s What to Watch For

By PATRICIA COHEN
NYT Business
It will be hard to match January’s big gain, but another strong increase in payrolls is expected, with continued wage growth.
Published date: March 8, 2019 at 12:00PM
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