by dankeelan | Oct 14, 2025 | Michigan, Unemployment
More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, Michigan says it overpaid on unemployment benefits and is now demanding that money back. The Unemployment Insurance Agency, or UIA, says about 350,000 workers are required to return what they thought was free...
by dankeelan | Sep 9, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy, Unemployment
The economy added just 22,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% from 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. August’s job report also included a downward revision to June, which showed the US economy lost 13,000 jobs that month. It’s...
by dankeelan | Aug 19, 2025 | Jobs, U.S. Economy, Unemployment
U.S. job growth slower much more than expected in July, and the data from the prior month was revised sharply lower, indicating the labor market could be showing signs of stalling. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 73,000 jobs in July, after rising by a downwardly revised...
by dankeelan | Apr 1, 2025 | Featured, Michigan, Tariffs, Unemployment
Michigan has experienced the largest increase in its unemployment rate of the 50 states over the last year and currently has one of the worst jobless percentages in the nation, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national...
by dankeelan | Dec 12, 2023 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy, Unemployment
U.S. payrolls grew more quickly than expected in November, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. U.S. non-farm payrolls added 199,000 while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7%, the BLS’s monthly employment situation...
by dankeelan | Jul 5, 2022 | Benefits, Unemployment
As crypto crashes and tech layoffs make the news, the specter of unemployment may be haunting Americans again, although the unemployment rate has remained at 3.6% for the past few months, its lowest point since the start of the COVID-19...
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