The Conversation: Why widespread health problems could follow from high unemployment during the pandemic

Roughly 3 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to unleash widespread economic havoc on an already depleted U.S. workforce......»»

The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression, laying bare both the economic and human tragedy wrought by the novel coronavirus pandemic......»»

The U.S. Labor Department said the pandemic cost 20.5 million jobs in April, pushing the unemployment rate to a post–World War II high and deepening the economic crisis, while in New York, a child died of a rare condition linked to the virus......»»

The coronavirus pandemic destroyed 20.5 million jobs in April, driving the unemployment rate to a post Word War Two high of 14.7% as the United States faced its biggest economic crisis in almost a century......»»

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Beginning Monday, the company plans to re-open stores closed due to the pandemic, though the operations at all stor.....»»

Just like the coronavirus affects people weakened by chronic health problems, the pandemic also has a more profound effect on companies that are financially weak. J.C. Penney continues to mull a........»»

Chesnot/Getty Images A new clinical study in Brazil raises safety concerns about coronavirus patients taking a high dose of the anti-malaria drug chloroquine. .....»»

Florida hit another benchmark when it comes to unemployment claims filed due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The state had more than 505,137 first-time claims for the week ending April 18, according to the U.S. Department of Labor......»»

The eruption of unemployment insurance claims continued in New York last week: Almost 205,000 people filed an initial claim in the state, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday morning. That total — very high by typical standards — is down .....»»

Shake Shack, the U.S.-based burger chain, will from the U.S. government, the company’s leaders said in a statement, amid widespread criticism over who got access to the More than a dozen publicly... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

New York State has applied for a $4 billion federal loan to shore up its unemployment trust fund amid a record surge of claims by workers sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokeswoman said. “All... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

New York State has applied for a $4 billion federal loan to shore up its unemployment trust fund amid a record surge of claims by workers sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokeswoman said. “All... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Unemployment rates throughout the Bay Area took a sharp increase higher in March as the region, state and nation confronted the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Yet despite the upward jobless numbers, the area still enjoys low overall unemployment l.....»»

Getty Images The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19, is causing pan.....»»

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems, motion simulators and sensors, today announced actions it is taking to help ensure the health an.....»»

He’s not wrong to point out the organization’s mistakes. But cutting resources in the middle of a pandemic will only jeopardize public health......»»

As unemployment filings continue to skyrocket, Kansas City-area employers have filed 15 reports of layoffs and furloughs in the four weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. With the crisis putting the economy in a .....»»

Health and wellness are themes to almost every conversation these days. Health-care companies are fighting to ensure people are physically and mentally well during this unprecedented pandemic. Social distancing isn't stopping the country's health-c.....»»

President Donald Trump on Monday said the government will purchase millions of masks from 3M for health-care workers who are battling the coronavirus pandemic, effectively ending a running war he conducted with the company at his press confe.....»»

Solarseven/Shutterstock A record 3.3 million jobless claims were filed last week amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, meaning many Americ.....»»