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The coronavirus has affected most Americans, but NPR's latest poll shows Black, Latino and Native American households are hardest hit by the financial impact of the crisis. -
Miranda Suarez/KERAThe Mineral Wells Index covered the small city for more than a century. In May, it shut down, joining dozens of other newspapers that have been driven out of business by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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There have been almost 1.4 million jobs added in the U.S. during August, but hiring has slowed and some job cuts may become permanent.
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Renters nationwide are seeing eviction relief until the end of the year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a moratorium...
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Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession.
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Another 881,000 people applied for state unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department says. That's down from the previous week, but the report comes with an asterisk.
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With lights out in many offices and millions of people plugging in at home, residential power bills are soaring, even as overall electricity consumption slumps during the recession.
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United's CEO says the change was a top request from customers. Delta and American followed suit after United's announcement. Airlines are trying to coax wary customers to return amid the pandemic.
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The future of work can seem murky, especially for some of the groups that have been hit hardest in the job market.
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Nearly 350,000 Texans don't qualify for the extra payment because they either earned too little from the work they lost or didn't indicate on paperwork that they lost their jobs due to the pandemic.
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The Allied Pilots Association backs the industry’s request of another $25 billion over six months to help prevent 19,000 American Airlines furloughs.
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The energy industry is assessing damages caused by storm surges and high winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path across the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana, making landfall early Thursday.
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American Airlines said Tuesday it will eliminate 19,000 jobs in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic.
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Sales increased exponentially after calls on social media in June encouraged people to spend their money at Black-owned businesses amid national tension.
