The unemployment rate in the Las Vegas metropolitan area remained the highest in the state last month at 10.4 percent, even as the local economy adds more jobs, a new report shows.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

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Las Vegas Review-Journal 

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The Advertiser

Las Vegas-area jobless rate still highest in the state in December

CDLE said those who received the form were likely victims of identity theft and might not have been aware of it.

Denver, Colorado

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What to do if you receive a tax form for unemployment benefits you never received

ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — In December, Maryland’s unemployment rate decreased to its lowest level since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.The Department of Labor reports the rate decreased to 6.3%.CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES: 
Coronavirus Resources: How To Get Help In MarylandTIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The SpreadLatest coronavirus stories from WJZLatest CDC GuidelinesWhile Maryland lost 2,100 jobs last month, the state has recovered 6…

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The Gazette

Arkansas Times

Maryland Unemployment Rate Dropped To 6.3% In December, Lowest Since Pandemic Began

Here’s a headline in Politico:Unemployment Is Much Worse Than You Think — Here’s Why.Anyone who wants full-time work but can only find part-time work, and those working full-time but earning too little to climb above the poverty line, should be considered functionally unemployed. I’ve begun to calculate this, which I’ve dubbed the True Rate of Unemployment. And the TRU in December wasn’t 6.7 percent — it was an alarming 25.

Politics

Mother Jones

Unemployment is . . . about as bad as you think it is

California’s Employment Development Department was woefully unprepared for the recession-linked spike in jobless claims during 2020 and may face a stubbornly high backlog of unpaid unemployment claims for some time, according to a scathing report released Tuesday by the state auditor.The state Auditor listed an array of failures and mishaps at the EDD, which has consistently faltered in its efforts to pay benefits to workers who lost their jobs …

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Ēdd

abc30 News

The Mercury news

EDD knew of call center woes for a decade, is likely to face ongoing unemployment backlog: state audit

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s jobless rate rose slightly last month.The state unemployment rate went up one-tenth of a percentage point in December to 3.1%.Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington says the low level of unemployment does not account for the contraction in the labor force.He says nearly 20,000 Vermonters have left the labor force throughout the pandemic.

Montpelier, Vermont

Montpelier

WCAX-TV

VT Digger

Vermont unemployment rate up slightly

Gov. Andy Beshear continues to blame an outdated computer system and complex unemployment laws for the continuing backlog.

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WDRB News

System strained by number of Kentucky unemployment claims under investigation

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The Independent

Andrew Neil’s GB News is hiring as unemployment surges. Can it shake up broadcast media?

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