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The tight labor market is giving workers renewed confidence in their ability to find a better job, and they’re quitting at record rates.

The Labor Department determined it doesn’t have the legal authority to stop states from ending unemployment benefits through federal programs, an official said.

It’s a good idea to reevaluate how you are budgeting your money when your income changes, according to Delano Saporu, founder of New Streets Advisors Group.

The share of unemployed Americans out of work for six months is falling, an encouraging sign, economists say. Though it might not all be for good reasons.

Rideshare industry prices are surging as summer travel demand pushes things like airfare and car rental costs to new heights.

More than two dozen states are opting out of federal unemployment programs. But the IRS will start sending parents up to $300 a month per kid starting July 15.

If you’ve taken a rideshare service like Uber or Lyft lately, you probably paid a lot more. Maybe even double what you were expecting. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen explains why.

A new report from Congress’s Joint Economic Committee finds ending pandemic-era federal unemployment programs will cost states billions of dollars.

First-time filings totaled 385,000, a decline from the previous week’s 405,000 and below the estimate of 393,000.

Almost half of states are ending federal unemployment benefits early. But some economists say that isn’t a wise move for workers or the economy.

There was a modest though temporary increase in job-search activity among states withdrawing from federal unemployment programs, according to Indeed.

Almost two weeks after the IRS said taxpayers could expect refunds on 2020 unemployment insurance taxes, the payments have not materialized for many.

Jobless claims totaled 406,000 last week, better than the estimate of 425,000.

Most Americans think Republican states are doing the right thing by withdrawing from federal unemployment benefit programs, according to a Quinnipiac poll.

The IRS will start sending payments of the child tax credit July 15, around the time when two dozen states are withdrawing from federal unemployment programs.

Out-of-work Texans are bracing for June 26, when they’ll lose an extra $300 a week of federal unemployment benefits. On Monday, Governor Greg Abbott announced the state will opt out of any additional federal unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor says the decision was made in an effort to help unemployed Texans get back to work and…

Out of work Texans are bracing as unemployment benefits related to the pandemic come to an end. Some older workers depending on the money tell NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero they want to work, but are having an especially hard time finding someone who will hire them.

Four of the nearly two dozen states ending federal unemployment benefits are instead paying one-time return-to-work bonuses of up to $2,000.

Initial claims for jobless benefits totaled 444,000 last week, better than the 452,000 Dow Jones estimate.

Taxpayers with the simplest tax returns will receive refunds on taxes paid on 2020 unemployment insurance benefits first.