A man pushes carts as a hiring sign shows at a Jewel Osco grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, April 23, 2020. Friday, Dec. 4, monthly U.S. jobs report will help answer a key question hanging over the economy: Just how much damage is being caused by the resurgent coronavirus, the resulting restrictions on businesses and the reluctance of consumers to shop, travel and dine out? (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Gripped by surging pandemic, US employers cut back on hiring

In this June 26, 2020, file photo, volunteers Juanita MacKenzie, front, and Dave Stutman carry boxes of food to a waiting car at a large mobile pantry set up by the Food Bank of the Rockies in the parking lot of Empower Field at Mile High in west Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Money

US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. DeVos has extended the moratorium on student loan payments and the accrual of interest until Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Education

Trump administration suspends student federal loan payments through January

In this March 17, 2020, file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas. Americans who struggled through 2020 could face more hardship in the year ahead as pandemic related payments and protections come to an end. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
United States

As some pandemic aid ends, what’s next for hurting Americans

In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Politics

Biden names liberal econ team as pandemic threatens workers

A man looks at signs of a closed store due to COVID-19 in Niles, Ill., May 21, 2020. | Associated Press
United States

Picture of US economy is worrisome as virus inflicts damage

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Construction

Nonresidential Construction Employment Expands in October, Says ABC

Job seekers wait in a line at a career fair in Arlington, Va. PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDREW HARRER — BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES
United States

US jobless claims rise to 742,000; millions to lose aid

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Real Estate

Home Equity Levels Continue To Rise Across The Nation In Third Quarter

A construction crew loads dirt on a building site, Monday, May 18, 2020 in East Greenwich, N.J. | Matt Slocum, AP
Construction

Rate of new home construction rises, creates new opportunities for workers amidst pandemic

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Dark winter (Invierno sombrío) by Isaac Cohen (Opinion)

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