Economy

Pennsylvania Senate Democrats proposed a plan to provide financial aid to restaurants, hospitals and other sectors that are expected to continue struggling.

With days left before Congress aims to wrap for the year, Republicans and Democrats appear more willing to negotiate on a COVID-19 relief bill. But key sticking points remain.

The report of another hiring slowdown provided the latest evidence that the job market and the economy are faltering in the face of a virus that's shattering daily records.

Some workers fought back tears describing the hardship of losing their jobs to President-elect Joe Biden in a virtual roundtable meeting Wednesday afternoon.

The federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) had extended benefits for a total of 39 weeks.

The pandemic is a major reason, but the number of international students has been falling for years.

We examine the latest attempt to get Congress to provide relief money to Americans, and we look specifically at the struggles of restaurants and their workers.

Taxes and over-regulation, issues that have come up often in previous polls conducted by the association, also remain concerns for the survey’s respondents.

House and Senate lawmakers said they have informed their party leaders of their framework, but it has not been endorsed by leadership or the White House.

Biden has assembled a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation’s workers and government efforts to address economic inequality.

A newly energized coronavirus largely kept the masses away from the big shopping meccas in suburban Philly.

The report by Gusto says the metro area stands to lose jobs regained in spring and summer. Winter weather, new restrictions could erase the rest.

The program has been plagued with problems, advocates say.

New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week for the second week in a row, signaling ongoing weakness in the job market as coronavirus infections continue to soar.

With traffic down at stores across the nation during the pandemic, the charity's iconic red-kettle campaign might bring in half the donations compared with last year.