WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden spoke Friday about the August jobs report before traveling to Louisiana to inspect Hurricane Ida damage. In his comments, Biden said last month’s numbers were lower than expected because of the Delta variant but also ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – Millions of American families received their second round of child tax credit payments Friday. The Treasury Department reports this month’s round of direct payments will total more than $15 billion. Those benefits go to families raising ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – President Joe Biden says his economic plan is working, creating job growth and helping working families and he pledges to closely monitor inflation. This as the prices Americans pay for everyday goods and services rose in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) –If you have young children, look for an extra $250 in your bank account Thursday, or maybe more. Millions of families are getting their first payment from the expanded Child Tax Credit: $3,000 per child, more for ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – As the economy opens up, leisure and hospitality jobs are on the rise in the Rogue Valley. The Oregon Employment Department said during May, total payroll employment rose by 1,000 jobs in Jackson County and 410 jobs ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Inflation is rising much faster than the Federal Reserve projected earlier this year. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke following Wednesday’s meeting of the policy-making federal open market committee. Powell says the current inflation spikes are ...

NEW YORK CITY (NBC) – A new report exposing the tax information of very wealthy Americans is causing quite a stir from Washington and Wall Street to Main Street. According to leaked tax records, dozens of the richest people in ...

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced steps for lifting COVID-19 restrictions in the state. According to the governor’s standards, health and safety restrictions can be lifted after 70% of eligible Oregonians receive at least one vaccine dose.  As ...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low. According to the U.S. Labor Department’s weekly numbers, jobless claims dropped by 20,000 last week ...

(NBC) – The U.S. jobs market is improving, slightly, according to the Labor Department. 406,000 people filed for first-time unemployment claims last week. This is well above the norms before the pandemic crisis began, but these numbers represent the closest ...

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