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Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.

Almost a year after identity thieves made off with tens of billions of dollars in COVID-19 unemployment relief, the system remains vulnerable. And scammers are coming to light now during tax time.

The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights of the bill President Biden signed Thursday.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are fiercely opposed to the package.

Millions who lost jobs at the beginning of the pandemic are still out of the labor force, making up levels of the unemployed not seen since the Great Recession.

The change is a compromise between progressive members who wanted enhanced benefits for several more months and moderate Democrats who wanted to curb the weekly payments.

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 6.2% last month as the winter wave of coronavirus infections eased.

The head of the state agency that oversees Ohio’s embattled unemployment system is stepping down.Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio Department of Job and Family…

The top leader of the Ohio Senate says the issues with the state's unemployment compensation system represent a catastrophic government failure.Senate…

The proposal, which would provide a new round of financial support for workers, families and businesses, will now advance to the Senate.