KPGM 1500 AM | 99.1 FM 100.1HD-2 Pawhuska, OK
KPGM 1500 AM | 99.1 FM 100.1HD-2 Pawhuska, OK
  • Home
  • Local News
    • Local News
    • Arrest Report
  • Sports
    • Sports News
    • Sports Schedules
  • KPGMTV
  • Weather
    • Weather Forecast
    • Weather Radar
  • On Demand
    • Podcasts
    • Dog Gone - Lost Pets
    • Community Events
    • Obituaries
  • Listen Live
  • Connect
    • Station Programming
    • Signal Map
    • Meet the Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Public File
    • Terms of Use
    • Submit
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Local News
    • Local News
    • Arrest Report
  • Sports
    • Sports News
    • Sports Schedules
  • KPGMTV
  • Weather
    • Weather Forecast
    • Weather Radar
  • On Demand
    • Podcasts
    • Dog Gone - Lost Pets
    • Community Events
    • Obituaries
  • Listen Live
  • Connect
    • Station Programming
    • Signal Map
    • Meet the Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Public File
    • Terms of Use
    • Submit
    • Contact Us

Jobless Claims for Oklahoma Continues to Rise

5/12/2020

 
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports that more than 68,000 jobless claims were filed for the week ending May 2nd. That is an increase of 15,000 claims from the week before.
On the week ending April 25th, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission was making weekly compensation payments to nearly 155,000 people, this according to the U.S. Department of Labor data released on Thursday evening. Statewide unemployment rates will be released on Tuesday, May 12th.
  The United States unemployment numbers were released for the month of April and hit a staggering 14.7 percent. This marks the highest rate since the Great Depression in September of 1945. The 14.7 percent rate represents the U.S. economy losing more than 20 million jobs in April alone. 
In February, the unemployment rate stood at a five-decade low at 3.5 percent. Employers had added jobs for 113 consecutive months. In March, the unemployment rate stood at 4.4 percent.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s report stated that many people who lost jobs in April, but didn’t look for another job weren’t counted in the unemployment rate. There is an additional 5.1 million other Americans who have had their hours cut during the last month. A measure of the unemployed plus full-time workers who reduced to part-time has been is at 22.8 percent, a record high as well.
State-by-state numbers haven’t yet been released.    
Picture

Comments are closed.
    Picture


    ​Author

    KPGM 1500AM and 100.1 HD-2 is devoted to keeping Osage County Residents up to date with Local News and Sports Talk.

    Archives

    June 2022
    May 2022
    February 2022
    August 2021
    May 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015

    RSS Feed

    Picture