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Mass. April Unemployment Rate Surges To 15.1 Percent
Massachusetts labor officials announced Friday that the state lost 623,000 jobs in April. -
Workers' Rights During The Pandemic
How will the gradual reopening of businesses in the state affect the legal protections in place for workers, and what can they do if those protections have been violated? -
Scared To Return To Work, Or Can't With Kids At Home? Here's What You Need To Know
As businesses reopen, many workers are worried for their health and would rather stay on unemployment. Many parents can't return to a workplace because they have no child care. What are your options? -
One For The History Books: 14.7% Unemployment, 20.5 Million Jobs Wiped Away
U.S. employers shed a record number of jobs in April, as the unemployment rate climbed to the highest since the Great Depression. The coronavirus crisis has locked down much of the economy. -
For These Federal Employees, Telework Means Productivity Is Up, Their Backlog Is Down
Some 53,000 of the Social Security Administration's employees are working from home. And the agency's backlog of pending cases has fallen by 11% since March 23. -
Over 80,000 In Mass. Applied For Unemployment Last Week
More than 80,000 people applied for unemployment insurance in Massachusetts last week. -
New Mass. Jobless Claims In Pandemic Now Exceed 650,000
Labor officials reported another wave of surging new unemployment claims Thursday. -
Deluge Continues: 26 Million Jobs Lost In Just 5 Weeks
The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown keeps soaring. Last week, 4.4 million people filed for jobless benefits, boosting the total since last month to 26 million. -
Minorities Often Work These Jobs. They Were Among First To Go In Coronavirus Layoffs
Blacks, Latinos and Asian-Americans have lost jobs at a faster clip than whites from the massive layoffs sweeping through the restaurant, hotel and home health industries. -
This Charmin Factory Keeps Humming Even As Much Of America Is Hunkered Down
While the president and his advisers talk about "reopening" the economy, there are parts of it that never closed. Many factories are still operating…
