Posts by Colin Gordon

Benefit-Cutting States See Less Job Growth

Posted on November 2, 2021 at 4:25 PM by Colin Gordon

As the pandemic plunged the economy into recession in early 2020, unemployment insurance proved a critical safety net for working...

Posted on July 23, 2021 at 3:41 PM by Colin Gordon

On June 12, Iowa ended its participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment programs. Those relying on the $300 dollar/week bump under...

Categories: Covid-19, Data, Jobs & labor, Safety net & work supports

Tagged As: COVID-19, Iowa Economy, Iowa jobs, Unemployment insurance, Unemployment rate

Posted on February 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Colin Gordon

The decision by Governor Reynolds to lift both the state’s partial face mask mandate and any remaining social distancing restrictions...

Categories: Jobs & labor, Safety net & work supports

Tagged As: COVID-19, Unemployment insurance

Posted on November 1, 2020 at 12:00 AM by Colin Gordon

Unemployment insurance is primarily a state responsibility but, in any severe or prolonged stretch of economic recession, the states rely...

Categories: Covid-19, Jobs & labor, Safety net & work supports

Tagged As: Unemployment insurance