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Business 5 years ago

US jobless claims decline only slightly as aid deadlock persists

New filings for unemployment assistance last week fell to 860,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, but despite the decline applications were higher than expected.

Business 5 years ago

Preemployment card in-person training put on hold to avoid virus transmission

The decision came a day after the Jakarta administration reintroduced large-scale social restrictions (PSBB).

Business 5 years ago

Preemployment card program resumes, prioritizing pandemic-hit workers

The government will resume the preemployment card program on Saturday and prioritize people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic after the program had been briefly halted following irregularities.

Business 5 years ago

Fed policymakers say pickup in infections slowing US economic recovery

A resurgence in coronavirus cases is slowing the economic recovery and the pandemic will continue to weigh on the US economy and American life for longer than initially expected, three Federal Reserve policymakers said on Wednesday.

Business 5 years ago

Preemployment card to offer offline courses in August despite COVID-19 surge

The Jokowi administration is pushing ahead with its economy-centric plan to hold offline preemployment card courses amid the daily surge in new cases of COVID-19 infection since June.

Business 5 years ago

Govt issues new regulation for belabored preemployment card

The government has issued a new regulation that attempts to close the legal and administrative loopholes at the heart of the widespread criticisms that have beset the program since it was launched in March.

World 5 years ago

UK jobless claims jump to highest since 1996 as COVID crisis hits

A measure of the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Britain leapt to its highest level since 1996 in April, the first full month of the government's coronavirus lockdown, data published on Tuesday showed.

Business 5 years ago

US weekly jobless benefits to stay elevated as coronavirus layoffs widen

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits likely totaled a seasonally adjusted 2.5 million for the week ended May 9, according to a Reuters survey of economists.

World 5 years ago

US jobless claims begin decline, but still high at 3.2 million

Unemployed US workers filed 3.2 million new claims for jobless benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to ravage the world's largest economy, but there is evidence the tsunami of layoffs is ebbing.