The U.S. unemployment rate has drifted upward over the past year, fueling recession concerns. The unemployment insurance program buckled during the Covid-19 pandemic under a deluge of claims. Experts ...

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The low unemployment rate is only one part of the economic story.

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A surge of unemployment insurance applications during the pandemic overwhelmed state offices. (Lev Radin/Shutterstock) State UI agencies have begun addressing an array of technical shortcomings, but ...