Todd Epp points us toward some interesting data about the corornavirus pandemic and our public policy responses thereto. KELO Radio’s best newshound reads a new…
Tag: unemployment
7,916 South Dakotans filed for unemployment last week. That’s up from the somewhat normal level of 190 the week ending March 14, 1,761 the week…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that 5,823,917 Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week. That’s nearly twice the 2,903,757 who filed the week…
South Dakota’s jobless claims jumped last week from 190 to 1,703. Governor Kristi Noem said at her Thursday press conference that our Department of Labor…
Some Republican Senators tried last night to reduce the unemployment benefits promised to low-income workers by the pending 2.2-trillion-dollar coronavirus relief bill. Senators Ben Sasse,…
Donald Trump has claimed credit for unemployment figures and job creation in January, February, and March of this year. Donald Trump is full of crap (we’ve discussed…
Governing posts unemployment data that might make David Novstrup think his youth minimum wage was a good idea. According to new U.S. Department of Labor data for…
The Aberdeen American News editorial board wonders if Aberdeen’s low unemployment rate might have influenced Wyndham Hotel Group’s decision to axe its call center here and shift operations to Indianapolis…