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Unemployment

A McDonald's sign advertising jobs at $15 hourly plus free meals
Explainer

Unemployment Benefits Aren’t Creating a Labor Shortage, They’re Building Worker Power

Justin Schweitzer
college students in graduation gowns. one cries into a tissue.
Feature

Graduation Is Coming. The Jobs Aren’t.

Finn Dobkin
National Guardspeople packing carrots.
Feature

Food Banks Are Struggling to Meet Demand During the Coronavirus

David Ballard
Donald Trump gesticulating while Paul Ryan and Mike Pence stand behind him smiling politely.
Feature

What Trump Leaves Out When He Talks About the Black Unemployment Rate

Donovan Hicks
Explainer

Congress Wants to Make it Possible to Drug Test Anyone Who Applies for Unemployment

Rontel Batie
Analysis

Andy Puzder Brags About Low Wages. Now He’s Nominated to Be Secretary of Labor.

Rachel West
First Person

Unemployment Insurance Helped My Family When We Needed It Most. So Why Are Lawmakers Trying to Cut It?

LaQuita Hatcher
Explainer

The Top 3 Things You Need to Know About the 2013 Poverty and Income Data

Melissa Boteach & Shawn Fremstad
Analysis

Three Ways to Create Jobs and Lower Poverty

Zach McDade

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