Queens has state’s third-highest rate of unemployment
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The unemployment rate was 16.4 percent in August.
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In NYC, working class communities of color still bear COVID’s economic impact: report
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“Excluded workers like me urgently need relief.”
Read MoreAs unemployment spikes, COVID poses particular challenges for people with autism
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“The challenging part is not being able to see my coworkers because they helped me change my life around.”
Read MoreQueens faces spike in gun violence amid economic and health crises
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“If we really look at the root cause of violence, it has to do with poverty.”
Read MoreQueens congresswoman wants feds to stop taxing unemployment benefits
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“With millions of workers suffering from the most severe economic downswing since the Great Depression, we shouldn’t be imposing an additional tax burden on families struggling to get by.”
Read MoreTips, tricks and hacks for navigating New York’s archaic unemployment website
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“The IT consultants can't even figure out how to handle the volume.”
Read MoreNYC Reaches Record Low Unemployment Rate, But Many Still Struggle
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New York City recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, according to the newly released August employment report by the New York State Department of Labor. But hundreds of thousands of residents continue to struggle to pay rent or earn a living wage.
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