During the Great Recession, U.S. unemployment benefits were extended by up to 73 weeks. Theory predicts that extensions increase unemployment by discouraging job search, a partial equilibrium effect.

US unemployment dropped to 4.0%, but mixed labor market signals remain. Read why future unemployment rates and Fed policies ...

The Federal Reserve in last week’s policy meeting left interest rates unchanged at a 4.25%-4.50% range, and a repeat ...

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. The U.S. unemployment rate is released on the first Friday of every month for the preceding month. The current and past ...

However, net immigration is projected to be the primary driver of labor supply growth in the coming years. Goldman Sachs forecasts a gradual decrease in immigration flows into the euro area, ...

This paper argues that unemployment insurance increases labor productivity by encouraging workers to seek higher productivity jobs, and by encouraging firms to create those jobs. We use a quantitative ...

I-95 in Fort Lee, N.J., ranks as the most congested freight bottleneck in the country for the seventh straight year, data ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and gave little insight into when further reductions in borrowing ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and gave little insight into when further reductions in borrowing ...

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) was a program that temporarily expanded unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility to people who wouldn't otherwise qualify. This included self-employed workers ...

If Trump fulfills his campaign promises on immigration, he could disrupt a fragile equilibrium at the southern border and ...

You can collect unemployment and Social Security benefits simultaneously, but doing so could impact your taxes. If you apply for Social Security before full retirement age, expect your monthly ...