Economy

The government said Friday that the economy added 2.5 million jobs last month, driving unemployment down from 14.7% in April.

How are businesses going to navigate reopening during a health pandemic and national civic unrest?

The diminishing pace suggests the job market meltdown triggered by COVID-19 may have bottomed out as more companies call at least some of their former employees back to work.

U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs and even potatoes soar as the coronavirus has disrupted processing plants and distribution networks.

Despite a few glimmers of hope, most of the economic news was likewise grim, as some of the world's most populous countries reported rising infections and deaths.

The state Treasury has temporarily halted direct deposit payments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and will only issue money by check.

The legislature will send a short-term budget to Gov. Tom Wolf, an unusual measure made necessary by the strain put on the state’s finances by the coronavirus pandemic.

Just last week, another 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said Thursday.

One researcher says small-scale disruptions are common in the illegal drug trade, but the chaos seen in recent months is nearly unprecedented.

Second-quarter earnings are sure to be worse because the casinos have been shut all of April and, so far, May, with no reopening date scheduled.

That hesitancy in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak could muffle any recovery from what has been the sharpest and swiftest economic downturn in U.S. history

Meanwhile, payrolls fell by more than 1 million to the lowest level in at least three decades.

After slashing expectations for state revenue in the coming fiscal year, a state council has added some of that revenue back into their projection.

Many popular brands including Nordstrom and Gap now sell nonmedical grade face masks to meet consumer demand, but experts say mask sales are a drop in the bucket.

As the coronavirus continues to upend the job market, many people have started wondering how they will make their rent and mortgage payments on the first of the month.