PUA program claimant talks about waiting to get paid – Video
 
PUA program claimant talks about waiting to get paid – Video

Dayau Hudson, a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program claimant who has yet to receive any payments, is happy with a judge’s order to pay unemployment benefits claims for some self-employed and independent workers. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto

Nevada’s unemployment crisis  – Video
 
Nevada’s unemployment crisis – Video

Thousands of jobless workers turned to the state for payments after the COVID-19 shutdown in March. DETR has struggled to handle record claims. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevadans Must Accept Job Offer Or Risk Losing Unemployment Pay – Video
 
Nevadans Must Accept Job Offer Or Risk Losing Unemployment Pay – Video

The U.S. Department of Labor allows flexible guidelines to states on who can qualify for unemployment insurance benefits under the CARES Act, particularly when it comes to the work search requirement, which Nevada has indefinitely waived. However, DETR spokeswoman Rosa Mendez said, the federal guidelines are clear and rigid on accepting work: “no such flexibility was given for refusal of suitable work.”

1.54 Million Americans Filed for Unemployment Last Week
 
1.54 Million Americans Filed for Unemployment Last Week

1.54 Million Americans Filed
for Unemployment Last Week.
The U.S. Labor Department
released the unemployment
numbers on Thursday.
The number of jobless claims
was just below economists’
predictions of 1.55 million claims.
1.897 million Americans
applied for unemployment
insurance the previous week.
More than 44 million Americans
have filed jobless claims in
the past three months.
Continuing claims
nearly topped 21 million.
The numbers follow the May jobs report,
which revealed that more than two million jobs
were added to the U.S. economy in May.
Initial jobless claims continued the gradual downward trend. But it is still hard to square the claims figures with the much more upbeat news on the labor market from May’s Employment Report, Capital Economics, via Yahoo Finance

2.1 million jobless claims were filed last week – Video
 
2.1 million jobless claims were filed last week – Video

The Labor Department released the latest jobless claims numbers on Thursday. Almost 41 million people in America have filed for unemployment since the coronavirus pandemic began. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Rampart Casino lays off employees via voicemail
 
Rampart Casino lays off employees via voicemail

An unknown number of Rampart Casino employees received a call with a recording from the property’s vice president, telling them they had been permanently laid off.

US jobless claims climb to 30 million in 6 weeks – VIDEO
 
US jobless claims climb to 30 million in 6 weeks – VIDEO

The Labor Department released the tally of the most recent jobless claims on Thursday. First-time claims for the week ending on April 25 increased by more than 3.84 million. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

4.4M more Americans file jobless claims – VIDEO
 
4.4M more Americans file jobless claims – VIDEO

The Labor Department released the numbers on Thursday. The five-week total of those who have filed claims since the beginning of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak now exceeds 26.4 million. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Phone lines added to help unemployment
 
Phone lines added to help unemployment

RJ business reporter Bailey Schulz talk about The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation took additional steps adding a new phone line with about 100 workers and reiterating a new online filing system.

When is my $600 unemployment check coming? – VIDEO
 
When is my $600 unemployment check coming? – VIDEO

The RJ’s Subrina Hudson talks about when Nevadans will receive their unemployment checks, if they will receive back pay and who qualifies for the aid. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6 million – VIDEO
 
US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6 million – VIDEO

Jobless claims reached more than 16 million Americans on April 9. This equates to 10 percent of the workforce who have lost their jobs in the last three weeks. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

US weekly jobless claims jump to 6.6 million – VIDEO
 
US weekly jobless claims jump to 6.6 million – VIDEO

The U.S. Labor Department reported 6.6 million people filed for unemployment insurance in the past week. A reported 10 million people have filed over the past two weeks. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

US weekly jobless claims soar to record-breaking 3.28M – VIDEO
 
US weekly jobless claims soar to record-breaking 3.28M – VIDEO

The U.S. Department of Labor released the shattering numbers on Thursday. Jobless claims had been as low as 282,000 the previous week. The 3.28 million jobless claims for last week is more than double the 1.5 million new claims that analysts were expecting. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The line at the unemployment office filled with laid off workers
 
The line at the unemployment office filled with laid off workers

The line at the unemployment office on West Charleston Boulevard stretched out the front door Monday morning, filled with workers who had recently suffered from layoffs. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye