Tag: unemployment
Dan Sutter: Why are Americans avoiding work?
Inflation is currently America’s most pressing economic concern, but I believe that our disappearing workers pose a greater long-term challenge. Almost four...
New unemployment filings continue drop
New unemployment filings dropped last week to their lowest level since the second week of March 2020, right before stay-at-home orders to...
Doug Ducey declines to back increase in Arizona unemployment benefits
Arizona’s unemployment payment maxes out at $240 per week, second-lowest in the nation above only Mississippi.
Arizona paid over $500M in unemployment benefits last week
The state received another 109,000 initial applications last week.
Unemployment grows, so has demand at Phoenix-area food banks
29,000 more unemployment benefit applications were submitted last week than the week before.
US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December
Some data suggests the unemployment rate could fall even further.
Doug Ducey: Time to pour gas on Arizona’s economic momentum
Ducey said he expects the economy to continue its current trajectory for the foreseeable future.
