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New Jersey sees 41% drop in new unemployment applications
NEW JERSEY – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development received 16,573 initial unemployment applications last week, the…
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$11.6B in unemployment benefits distributed since COVID-19 shuttered New Jersey businesses
NEW JERSEY – The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has distributed $11.6 billion in unemployment benefits to New Jersey workers…
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NJ Labor Department has distributed $10.7B in unemployment benefits since start of pandemic
NEW JERSEY – The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued $10.7 billion in benefits to unemployed and underemployed…
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NJ Labor Department expands virtual services to one-stop career center clients
NEW JERSEY – With the COVID-19 pandemic still among us, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL)…
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Weekly unemployment claims jump 70% as furloughs start, school year ends
NEW JERSEY – More than 47,000 New Jersey workers filed initial unemployment claims during the week ending July 4, a…
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NJ Labor Department announces expanded family leave, temporary disability benefits
NEW JERSEY– The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that – as of July 1 – eligible…
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NJ Labor Department offers extended benefits to unemployed New Jersey workers
NEW JERSEY – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that it would begin providing 20 weeks…
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NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development extends closings amid COVID-19
NEW JERSEY – In the ongoing effort to balance public safety with public service, the New Jersey Department of Labor…
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Nearly 1.3M NJ workers have applied for unemployment since mid-March; payouts rise to $8.2B
NEW JERSEY– The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development received 33,000 initial unemployment claims last week, the second…
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28% of New Jersey’s labor force has applied for unemployment during COVID-19
NEW JERSEY – In the 13 weeks since COVID-19 shuttered New Jersey businesses and sidelined workers, 1.24 million employees –…
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