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Unemployment Benefits Boost to Continue Through Sept. 6

March 6, 2021 Kevin Deutsch 0

The latest version of the bill — which still needs to be approved in the House of Representatives — extends the $300 per week federal unemployment enhancement through Sept. 6.

Substitute Teachers Asked to Pay Back COVID Benefits

February 9, 2021 Kevin Deutsch 0

Several teachers told Bronx Justice News they received letters that legally require them to pay back COVID-19 unemployment benefit funds, which were distributed as part of an expanded benefits program last summer.

Benefits Boost: Extra $300 in Unemployment Checks Starting Next Week

January 1, 2021 Kevin Deutsch 0

Bronx residents will begin receiving enhanced unemployment benefits starting next week—a much needed lifeline in the borough hardest hit by COVID-19.

Unemployment Rate Falls to 19 Percent in Bronx County, Highest in the State

November 8, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

Despite being down from 24.7 percent in June, the borough’s current unemployment numbers remain comparable to those calculated during the Great Depression—a result of to job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unemployment Rate Spikes in Bronx, Reaching Depression Era Levels: Data

July 26, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

The rate stands at a startling 24.7 percent in the Bronx, higher than the citywide unemployment rate of 20.4 percent, according to newly released statistics from the state Department of Labor.

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