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Despite enormous economic headwinds and sky-high unemployment numbers, President Donald Trump sought to showcase his record as a job creator during a visit to a shipyard in the battleground state of Wisconsin

The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits fell to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are still at a painfully high level

President Trump has signed an executive order expanding restrictions on work visas, claiming the move will reduce American unemployment. But many jobs that are going to be vacant because of the restrictions will be difficult to fill from the U.S. labor pool, says immigration attorney Rosanna Berardi.

The U.S. government will issue its latest snapshot of the layoffs that have left millions unemployed but have slowed as businesses have increasingly reopened and rehired some of their laid-off workers

Losing your job can be a very stressful experience, but there are ways to make it a little easier for you and your family. From filing for unemployment to choosing health insurance, here’s what you need to know if you’ve been laid off.

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening. The latest figure from the Labor Department marked the 10th straight weekly decline in applications for jobless aid since they peaked in mid-March when the coronavirus...

Energy company BP says it will cut its global workforce by 10,000 jobs amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

President Donald Trump is exaggerating economic gains for African Americans during his administration

Even as the U.S. economy begins to flicker back to life, even as job cuts slow and some laid-off people are called back to work, the scope of the devastation left by the viral pandemic has grown distressingly clear to millions who’d hoped for a quick return to their jobs: They may not be going back anytime soon.

U.S. unemployment dropped unexpectedly in May to 13.3% as reopened businesses began recalling millions of workers faster than economists had predicted, triggering a big rally Friday on Wall Street and giving President Donald Trump something to boast about in his reelection bid. The jobless rate is still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression. And for the...

The S&P 500 jumped another 2.6% Friday after a report said the U.S. job market surprisingly strengthened last month, bolstering hopes that the worst of the recession may have already passed

President Donald Trump is taking a victory lap after the government reported surprising job gains for last month

At a press conference on Friday to praise declines in U.S. unemployment rates, President Donald Trump briefly highlighted his plans to address the country’s widespread protests against police brutality, saying, “Our country is so strong and that’s what my plan is: we’re going to have the strongest economy in the world.”

Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March, a sign that the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the loss of jobs

U.S. businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May, as the economic damage from the historically unrivaled coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third month

The U.S. government is set to sketch its latest picture of the layoffs that have left tens of millions of people unemployed but have slowed as states increasingly allow businesses to reopen

Nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce remain jobless as the pandemic ravages on. More than 40 million people have sought unemployment assistance since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March, with 2.1 million of those being new claims last week.

Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act

The government will provide its latest snapshot of the layoffs that have left tens of millions of people unemployed but that have begun to slow as states allow some businesses to reopen and fewer companies slash jobs

The United States saw another 2.4 million people apply for unemployment benefits last week.