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April jobs data to show epic losses and soaring unemployment

The unemployment rate in April reached a record high since the Great Depression. Millions of Americans have also had their hours cut to part-time status.

ASU economists predict recession of 3 to 9 months and a swift recovery by early 2021

How soon will the economy pick back up as Arizona and other states reopen their economies? Professors from the W. P. Carey School of Business share their predictions on the recession.

Q&AZ: Does my meat come from a plant where there's been a COVID-19 outbreak?

Is meat from a plant that has had cases of COVID-19 among workers safe to consume? Can you tell if meat you are purchasing comes from one of these affected plants?

What Arizona business owners say about when — and how — to reopen the state's economy

Professor of Economics Dennis Hoffman who's the director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute agrees on the need to take steps gradually.

Accelerating the transformation of teaching and learning

Members of the new Teaching & Learning Leaders Alliance share ideas and jointly develop best practices for their classrooms.

Stymied in seeking benefits, millions of unemployed go uncounted

While state agencies struggle with new federal guidelines and the enormous backlog of unemployment claims, many people are without benefits and left out of jobless data.

How bad is the job market?

The job market is rapidly deteriorating to a historic degree. To put it into context, the amount of benefit claims filed over the last few weeks is higher than the Great Recession of 2009.

2020 Economic Outlook webinar

Top economic experts from ASU who are regularly interviewed in the press for their expertise in the national, state, and local economy, as well as trends in commercial and residential real estate, will examine the impact of recent events and explain what's around the corner, discussing how COVID-

'We can do better': Amazon warehouse workers stage largest protest since coronavirus outbreak

Amazon warehouse workers protest insufficient safety measures in fear of exposure to the coronavirus. Professor Dale Rogers explains his opinion on whether it will effect production efforts for Amazon.

‘Who pays for this?’

Associate Professor of Economics Alexander Bick and his co-author used in their new study survey data to provide a more timely reading on U.S. employment than the government does.