And New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell in July to 13.8%, the BLS announced, with about 341,000 jobs regained since a low point in April, or about 41% of jobs lost due to the pandemic. That’s still America’s 8th highest.The national average for August was 8.4%. Unemployment rates rose over the year by at least 10.0 percentage points in an additional 15 areas, including New Bedford, Leominster-Gardner, Pittsfield, Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, and Barnstable Town, all located (at least partially) in Massachusetts. Together these numbers can help understand how the nation is recovering during the pandemic. There were an additional 45 deaths reported overnight, putting the total of confirmed deaths from the virus at 13,224.
The Ascent is The Motley Fool's new personal finance brand devoted to helping you live a richer life. The HEALS Act does allow for a second PPP round for hard-hit businesses, but tighter requirements could shut a lot of companies out of that funding. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. Job and employment numbers have improved as COVID-19 cases climbed in June and July. In Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii, the jobless rate increased 18.7 points, as the rate rose from 2.6 percent to 21.3 percent. Phil Murphy on Wednesday also reported there were about 400 more positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 172,000.
The claims have overwhelmed the unemployment offices, with thousands of workers still waiting for payments — some since March. If the outbreak isn't better contained in the coming weeks, we could see additional shutdowns that force more companies to lay off employees. Unemployment Rate - New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (July 2020) In the United States as a whole, the unemployment rate increased 6.5 percentage points, from 4.0 percent in July 2019 to 10.5 percent in July 2020. The pub is closed but Mannion was doing maintenance work.Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for. The extension would kick in after 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits run out, as well as 13 weeks of federal help. Keep up with the latest data and most popular content. Earlier in the year, the CARES Act was passed, and it allowed for a $600 federal weekly boost to unemployment benefits. That's down 29.2% from the 23.1 million in the same position in April. “Based on more complete reporting from employers, previously released total nonfarm employment estimates for July were revised higher by 2,100 to show an over-the-month … Get data on a variety of issues pertaining to Port Clinton and the rest of Ottawa County, Ohio. Unemployment rate up 19.0 points in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, from July 2019 to July 2020 September 08, 2020 The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in July 2020 occurred in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey, where the unemployment rate increased 19.0 percentage points, from 5.0 percent in July 2019 to 24.0 percent in July 2020. An official website of the United States government Published July 2, 2020 • Updated on July 2, 2020 at 7:19 am Getty Images New Jersey is extending unemployment benefits by 20 weeks, the state Labor Department said Wednesday. More than half of that growth occurred in June, when 4.8 million jobs were added to the payroll. Secret ‘Man Cave' Discovered Below Grand Central Platform, 3 MTA Employees Busted, Mayor's ‘Whatever It Takes' Pledge to Be Tested as NYC Moves on to ‘Recovery Agenda', Copyright © 2020 NBC Universal Inc. All rights reserved. The state unemployment rate was 3.6 percentage points higher than the national rate for the month.