Town Square
Is The Economy On The Road To Recovery?
Posted on · Experts discuss and field listener questions on money, unemployment, taxes and the pandemic economy.
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Business
Employers Add 916,000 Jobs As Economy Emerges From Winter Slump
Posted on · Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.
Houston Matters
Advice For Navigating The Texas Unemployment System (March 31, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The week in politics, how politicians are using events at the border for their own purposes, advice for navigating the unemployment system, and Justin Deabler on his novel Lone Stars.
National
Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Package After Threatening To Derail It
Posted on · Trump's seal of approval, even after bashing the legislation, puts an end to uncertainty over when millions of Americans will receive the economic relief provided in the massive congressional package.
National
Jobless Benefits Lapse For Millions As Trump Withholds Signature On Relief Bill
Posted on · The nearly $900 billion package includes an extension of jobless aid. The president's criticisms of the bill, including that relief payments would be too small, caught much of Washington by surprise.
Texas
Hungry And Homeless Texans Are Waiting Anxiously For Congress To Act. The Day After Christmas, Pandemic Jobless Aid Expires
Posted on · President Donald Trump has suggested he will veto COVID-19 aid legislation, creating uncertainty about when assistance may reach Americans. Meanwhile, Texans are living in cars and the state is sitting on unspent relief money.
Business
Dow Plunges 943 Points; Steep Sell-Off Is Triggered By Fears Of More Lockdowns
Posted on · The Dow tumbled more than 900 points as COVID-19 cases surge in the United States and Europe, while next week's election is only adding to the uncertainty over the economy.
Business
Houston’s Small Business Economic Relief Program Is Open For Applications
Posted on · Businesses adversely impacted by the pandemic can receive up to $50,000.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Houston Matters: Women’s Suffrage Centennial, And Having Difficult Conversations About Race (July 6, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: An update on COVID-19, recent unemployment numbers, reflecting on women's fight for voting rights 100 years later, and writer Ijeoma Oluo discusses her book, So You Want To Talk About Race.
National
May Surprise: U.S. Adds 2.5 Million Jobs As Unemployment Dips To 13.3%
Posted on · U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.
National
40.8 Million Out Of Work In The Past 10 Weeks — 26% Of Labor Force
Posted on · More than 1 in 4 U.S. workers have lost their jobs since coronavirus shutdowns began. Last week, an additional 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits.
Texas
Texas Unemployment Rate Hits Worst On Record At 12.8%
Posted on · Until now, the state’s worst-ever monthly unemployment rate was 9.2% in November 1986, as Texas reeled from the last big oil bust. A combination of the coronavirus pandemic and a contracting energy industry are expected to slow Texas' economic recovery.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Guidelines For Reopening Businesses, And Finding A Job In The Pandemic (May 15, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Guidelines for reopening businesses, job opportunities amid the pandemic, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and Mattress Mack discusses his COVID-19 relief efforts.
Immigration
Will Filing For Unemployment Hurt My Green Card? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid
Posted on · "What I'm seeing is a lot of clients who are eligible to apply for unemployment are simply too afraid to do so," one immigration lawyer tells NPR.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Dr. Vivian Ho, Dr. Kirstin Matthews and Professor Ryan Marquez (May 4, 2020)
Posted on · Experts in health economics, biomedical policy and consumer law answer your questions about COVID-19.