Dpst A record 10 million sought U.S. jobless aid in past 2 weeks
WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop i
stanley cup n the number of confirmed viral infections.Applications from laid-off workers rose 13,000 from the previous week, which was revised sharply higher, the Labor Department said Thursday. Before the virus erupted in the United States last March, weekly applications for unemployment benefits had never topped 700,000, even during the Great Recession of 2008-2009.READ MORE: Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters waitThe job market has stalled, with employers having added a mere 49
stanley cup ,000 jobs in January after cutting workers in December. Nearly 10 million jobs remain lost to the pandemic. Though the unemployment rate fell last month from 6.7%, to 6.3%, it did so in part because some people stopped looking for jobs. People who aren ;t
stanley cup actively seeking work aren ;t counted as unemployed.Fraudulent claims may be elevating the totals. Last week, Ohio reported a huge increase in applications and said it had set aside about half the increase for additional review out of concern over fraud. Thursday report showed that a total of 18.3 million people were receiving unemployment aid as of Jan. 30, down from 19.7 million the previous week. About three-quarters of those recipients are receiving checks from federal programs, including two extended benefit programs that provide jobless aid beyond the 26 we Kwln 2021 likely to eclipse last year as nation s deadliest, CDC says
NEW LONDON, Conn. AP 鈥?Despite some recent financial setbacks, U.S. offshore windpower has hit a milestone. An 800-foot tall turbine is now sending electricity onto the grid from a commercial-scale offshore wind farm on pace to be the country first.The moment is years in the making and at the same time a modest advance in what experts say needs to be a major buildout of this type of clean electricity to address climate change.READ MORE: Offsh
stanley cup ore wind project cancellations jeopardize Bidens clean energy goalsDanish wind energy developer 脴rsted and the utility Eversource announced Wednesday the first electricity from what will be a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles 56 kilometers east of Montauk Point, New York. It will be New Yorks f
af1 irst offshore wind farm.脴rsted and Eversource met Wednesday with New York officials to celebrate this first power milestone, in East Hampton, New Yo
stanley cup rk, where the wind farm connects to the onshore electric grid. They say the achievement builds a foundation for other large U.S. offshore wind farms that will follow.So far, two of the 11-megawatt turbines are up. The second is undergoing testing, then it can begin producing power too. When the other ten are spinning and South Fork opens by early next year, it will be able to generate 132 megawatts of offshore wind energy to power more than 70,000 homes.The first power announcement is an incredible moment in the American clean energy story, said Stephanie McClellan, exe
