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Sep 23, 2022

Labor Department calculates about $45 billion in pandemic unemployment fraud

The Labor Department also notes what kind of fraud, and where. The SEC has charged Boeing with misleading investors after two deadly crashes. The worlds of commercial and residential construction carry differing experiences within the economy.

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Emergency federal unemployment benefits — equivalent to roughly $6 billion per week — are set to expire in two and a half weeks.
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It’s a “Tale of Two Cities” right now between commercial and residential construction
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Construction projects are still being complicated by high interest rates, a persistent skilled labor shortage, and manufacturing slowdowns.

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Labor Department calculates about $45 billion in pandemic unemployment fraud

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It’s a “Tale of Two Cities” right now between commercial and residential construction

The Team