Add in the pandemic, the struggle for racial justice and the uncertainty surrounding the election, and the anxiety can be overwhelming.

The Labor Department’s report suggests that companies are still cutting a historically high number of jobs.

What you can do to avoid getting caught in the backlog.

For many of those who have now gone months without a paycheck or unemployment, things are dire.

Jobless claims have held steady at just over 800,000 in recent weeks.

Antiquated software and a glitchy ID-verification system are among the issues that prompted the state to stop accepting new applications for two weeks.

As Congress battles over how to help those who are out of work in the pandemic, FEMA funds to replace federal pandemic checks are already running out.

The pandemic has led to churn in the job market — layoffs, rehires and new hires that reflect shifting demand in the economy.

Job losses are moving past lockdown-hit businesses to other sectors that were doing fine for a while.

And 13.3 million people are continuing to receive traditional jobless benefits.