by Troy S. Mason | Jun 9, 2020 | Business News
Women who work entered the year on a high note, with sky-high employment numbers thanks, in part, to the rapid expansion of industries such as health care and education. However, the impact of the coronavirus has wiped out nearly all of women’s gains in the workforce over the last decade — leading some economists to […]
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 5, 2020 | Business News
The U.S. economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent. That’s down from 14.7 percent in April, according to the monthly employment report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The surprising data comes amid the...
by Troy S. Mason | May 27, 2020 | Business News
With all 50 states in some stage of post-pandemic reopening, that means many museums are back welcoming visitors to art- and history-filled halls. Doing so signals a return to ‘normal’ in many communities — but it may also help plug the economic hole created when...
by Troy S. Mason | May 22, 2020 | Business News
WASHINGTON — Congress is moving toward another round of coronavirus relief as jittery Republican senators demand action and the Trump administration says more legislation is likely to be needed, with unemployment soaring and the U.S. death toll approaching 100,000....
by Troy S. Mason | May 21, 2020 | Business News
Hundreds of people have been messaging journalist Brenda Murphy on social media on a weekly basis since the coronavirus pandemic started hitting the Latino communities she covers in New Orleans. “The information changes by the minute,” said Murphy, who...
