Economy

Those familiar with Shop-Vac’s finances say the pandemic is being used to justify rapid liquidation and over 400 layoffs in Lycoming County.

There are things the city can do to support struggling small businesses — and keep Philadelphia from falling deeper into poverty.

A small number of SEPTA managers and police officers, through overtime, earned annual pay comparable to Mayor Jim Kenney and other public executives.

One in six households reported missing or delaying paying bills just so they could buy food in a new NPR poll.

Sociologist Juliet Schor talks about her book "After the Gig" which looks at the pitfalls of the gig economy and how to make it more equitable.

PUA was created through the federal CARES Act and is easier to apply for than other forms of unemployment benefits.

After widespread job shedding in March and April, just over half of those who lost work in Pa. had been rehired by August.

In Philly, long known as a blue-collar "labor town," the kinds of workers organizing is changing — a shift that started before the pandemic gave workers' issues new urgency.

Planet Money's Jacob Goldstein discusses his new book about the history and future of money.

How is the COVID pandemic changing the world? And what are the economic, technological, and demographic trends shaping our future?

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A new coalition to create a public bank in Philly could help reverse decades of discrimination against Black neighborhoods, business owners.

Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June, in a sign of what could be a long recovery.

Forecasters expect the federal deficit to reach $3.3 trillion during the current fiscal year. By 2023, government debt will reach an all-time high of 107% of GDP.

The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes. But workers may have to repay the money next year.