There are 11 article(s) tagged coronavirus unemployment:

• August 2020

  • COVID-19 swells city, county jobless ranks

    Memphis, Shelby County and the metro area in July recorded their highest unemployment rates since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

    By Wayne Risher August 27, 2020

• July 2020

  • Thousands of jobless claims still rolling in

    University of Memphis economist John Gnuschke said it will take years, not months, for Memphis to recover from devastating job losses caused by COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher July 16, 2020

  • About face: Bartlett firm makes shields to cope with COVID-19

    American Paper Optics – best known for its solar eclipse and special effects glasses – is now making and marketing face shields as an added layer of protection, especially for students.

    By Tom Bailey July 15, 2020

  • COVID-19 job cuts reach 1 in 4 workers

    Tennessee data showed 53,703 Shelby County residents and 256,645 Tennesseans were receiving unemployment benefits in the week ending July 4.

    By Wayne Risher July 09, 2020

  • More than 57,000 in Memphis area draw jobless pay

    University of Memphis economist warns that ending $600-a-week federal jobless payment would endanger a fragile economic recovery and dampen wages and wage increases for workers.

    By Wayne Risher July 02, 2020

• June 2020

  • High jobless rate persists in Memphis

    Nearly one in four Memphis area workers filed for unemployment benefits at some point since March 15, data shows. As businesses reopened double-digit unemployment rates continued in May.

    By Wayne Risher June 25, 2020

  • Unemployment still double digits, but down from record 15.5%

    Tennessee gained nearly 94,000 nonfarm jobs in May, but total jobs were down nearly 266,000 from a year earlier, reflecting COVID-19's devastation of hospitality, manufacturing and services sectors.

    By Wayne Risher June 18, 2020

  • Jobless claims continue to roll in as COVID-19 restrictions ease

    New jobless claims continued to trickle in amid a phased reopening of the Memphis economy after devastating losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Wayne Risher June 11, 2020

  • Church Health breaks its rule, extends care to the jobless during pandemic

    Church Health chief executive Dr. Scott Morris: "Do you now somebody who has lost their job, who has lost their health insurance?... This might be a time to consider making a donation to Church Health."

    By Tom Bailey June 08, 2020

• May 2020

  • New data paints ugly picture of job losses in Memphis metro

    COVID-19 pushed the April unemployment rates in Memphis and Shelby County to 14.3% and 12.9%, respectively, but those rates remained below the statewide and national averages of 14.7%.

    By Wayne Risher May 28, 2020

  • Memphis area unemployment claims continue to flow in

    The number of jobless claims from Memphis and adjoining counties was flat, above 8,200 for the straight second week, as claims statewide and nationally continued to fall.

    By Wayne Risher May 07, 2020