Business
Business Should Be Booming — If Only There Were Enough Workers For The Job
Posted on · Small businesses are struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with booming demand even as data showed 850,000 jobs created in June.
Tag: unemployment
Business
Texas Ended Some Unemployment Benefits So People Would Look For Jobs. Workers Say It’s Not That Simple
Posted on · Critics say the benefits are a disincentive for people to return to work, but there are likely other issues at play.
Unemployment
A Lifeline For The Unemployed Is About To End In Half Of U.S. Here’s What’s At Stake
Posted on · Republican governors are moving to end a $300-a-week pandemic lifeline for the unemployed in a controversial effort to push people back to work, with four states set to end them this week.
Town Square
A “Return To Normal” Workplace May Not Be What Job Seekers Are Looking For
Posted on · People look for ways they can navigate returning to work on their terms as they face the uncertainty of a post-pandemic economy.
Texas
Unemployed Texans Will Stop Getting Additional $300-Per-Week Benefit Next Month After Gov. Greg Abbott Opts Out Of Federal Program
Posted on · The unemployment rate in Texas was 6.9% in March, which is more than double the record low of 3.4% in May 2019. The extra $300 federal benefit will end June 26 for jobless Texans.
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.
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.