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Texas reverses course, says it won’t collect overpaid unemployment benefits in instances when it was the state’s mistake
By Juan Pablo GarnhamJuly 9, 2020 Workers who lost their jobs and received overpayments from the Texas Workforce Commission...
Number of Texans filing unemployment claims increased for second week in a row as 117,244 sought benefits
By Juan Pablo GarnhamJuly 9, 2020 As Texas experiences a surge of coronavirus infections, more than 117,244 people applied...
Number of Texans filing for unemployment benefits increased by 7% over previous week
By Mitchell FermanJuly 2, 2020 More than 96,000 Texans applied for jobless relief last week, a 7.4% bump over...
US job market’s modest improvement may be stalling
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely...
Texas’ unemployment rate for May slightly fell to 13% as economists say coronavirus pandemic will hamper recovery
By Meena VenkataramananJune 19, 2020 Texas’ unemployment rate in May was 13% — a slight drop from the revised...
1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically...
Unemployment drops unexpectedly to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3%...
Texans could receive up to a year of unemployment benefits under second extension of aid
By Clare ProctorJune 3, 2020 Texans receiving unemployment could be eligible for a total of...
US layoffs climb to 41 million, despite business reopenings
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DAN SEWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment...
Coronavirus-triggered layoffs in US hit nearly 39 million
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits...
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