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Analysis Warns 11% of Those Unemployed Due to Pandemic Have 'Zero Chance' of Getting Job Back

'Make America Grim Again': With Only 14% Very Happy, Americans Haven't Been This Sad Overall Since Nixon

Julia Conley, staff writer

The survey was taken as the country faced its worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression and as the nationwide uprising over racial injustice began.

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With Over 100,000 Dead and Depression-Level Unemployment, Sanders Calls McConnell's Sandbagging of Covid-19 Relief 'Incomprehensible'

Jon Queally, staff writer

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to guests during a campaign stop at Berg Middle School on January 11, 2020 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

"Our most vulnerable communities are hungry, desperate and under enormous...

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New York Uber and Lyft Drivers Sue Cuomo Over Refusal to Pay Unemployment Benefits During Pandemic

Julia Conley, staff writer

"I work hard and follow the rules to support my family. The state should also...

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'What a Rigged Economy Looks Like,' Says Sanders, as Stock Market Enjoys Best Month in 33 Years Despite 20%+ Unemployment

The official U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April 2020, according to a report released Friday by the federal government.

'Most Cataclysmic' Jobs Report of Our Lifetime Shows US Unemployment Level Not Seen Since Great Depression

Direct Relief Demanded for Hard-Hit US Families as Depression-Level Unemployment Tops 33 Million

In 'Terrifying' Indictment of For-Profit System, 12.7 Million Workers Estimated to Have Lost Insurance Due to Coronavirus

"We Need a Working People's Bailout": Unemployment Claims Hit 30 Million as Many Struggle to Afford Necessities

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to the media at the Capitol Building September 24, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

100+ Economists Push Pelosi to Urgently Boost Relief for Workers, Stem Massive Surge in Unemployment

Thanks to 'System Set Up to Fail,' Study Shows Number of Unemployed in US Likely Far Higher Than Reported

People wait in line as SF-Marin Food Bank hands out 1,600 food bags at a pop-up pantry at Bayview Opera House in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 20, 2020. Work furloughs and layoffs created by coronavirus shelter-in-place orders are driving thousands to seek food assistance. (Scott Strazzante/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Highest Levels Since Great Depression, 'Sobering' CBO Analysis Projects 16% Unemployment in US This Year

In this photo illustration, a person files an application for unemployment benefits on April 16, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia.

Spotlighting Need for Response 'At the Scale of This Catastrophe,' US Unemployment Claims Hit 26.5 Million

Miguel Diaz, who works for the City of Hialeah, hands out unemployment applications to people in their vehicles

'Staggering': Unemployment Claims Climb to 22 Million as US Remains Epicenter of Global Pandemic

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D-Calif.)., speaks during her weekly news conference in Washington on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Nothing But a Taxpayer 'Subsidy to Insurers': Democrats Float Plan to Backstop For-Profit Healthcare Industry During Covid-19 Pandemic

Red sign hanging at the glass door of a shop says, "Closed due to coronavirus."

US Unemployment Claims During Coronavirus Pandemic Soar to 'Truly Shocking' 16.8 Million

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal

With Wide-Ranging Support, Jayapal Introduces Paycheck Recovery Act to Keep Workers in Their Jobs, Stop Mass Unemployment, and Deliver Direct Relief to Businesses of All Sizes

Economic Policy Institute

Over 100 Economists Call on Congress to Take Bold Action to Stop Mass Layoffs

Public Citizen

People to Congress: Enroll Uninsured Laid-Off Workers in Medicare

Economic Policy Institute

Promising Job Growth After Slowness This Year, but Wage Growth Still Disappoints

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

Hold the Champagne — The Job Market is Far from Recovered

Economic Policy Institute

The Progressive Caucus Budget Blueprint Increases Public Investments to Target Full Employment and Faster Productivity Growth

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Paul Buchheit

Foreshadowing the Year 2021: Half of America Facing Poverty

Sarah Anderson

Shrink Wall Street to Guarantee Good Jobs

Robert Reich

Trump and the GOP's Handling of Covid-19 Is Sheer Lunacy

Heidi Shierholz

Over Three Months Into Pandemic and Job Losses Remain at Historic Levels

Rachel M. Cohen

There's a Simple Solution to the Unemployment Crisis: Offer Everyone a Job

Jesse Jackson

Americans Have United Before to Defeat an External Enemy and We Can Again

Heidi Shierholz

Congress Must Do Much, Much, Much More to Help Tens of Millions Unemployed

Elise Gould

A Waking Nightmare: Today’s Jobs Report Shows 20.5 Million Jobs Lost in April

Heidi Shierholz

With Unprecedented 28 Million Unemployment Claims in 6 Weeks, Congress Must Act!

Robert Reich

The Remotes, the Essentials, the Unpaid, and the Forgotten: Covid-19 Exposes Our Class Divide