Patricia Cohen

Journalist (NATIONAL)
Economics writer for the New York Times.

Links: @PatcohenNYT | (Current as of: August 10, 2017)


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New Unemployment Claims Dip, but Economic Pain Persists

Patricia Cohen, Gillian Friedman
New York Times (NYT)
November 12, 2020
“Technically it looks like we’re in a recovery,” one economist said, “but we’re still so much in the hole.”

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Unemployment Claims Are Down, but Many Workers Lower Expectations

Patricia Cohen, Ben Casselman
New York Times (NYT)
October 22, 2020
With temporary layoffs turning permanent and career paths derailed, economists say a new coronavirus wave could derail the recovery.

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Fraud Schemes Exploit Weak Spots in Unemployment Claims System

Patricia Cohen
New York Times (NYT)
October 1, 2020
Pandemic programs have lowered the barriers to collecting benefits, and the usual security methods haven’t kept up.

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‘Still Catching Up’: Jobless Numbers May Not Tell Full Story

Patricia Cohen
New York Times (NYT)
May 28, 2020

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Jobless Numbers Are ‘Eye-Watering’ but Understate the Crisis

Patricia Cohen
New York Times (NYT)
April 23, 2020

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U.S. to Help Remove Debt Burden for Students Defrauded by For-Profit Chain

Patricia Cohen, Emily S. Rueb
New York Times (NYT)
August 9, 2017
Nearly 25 years after a nationwide chain of beauty and secretarial schools was closed for defrauding students, the Department of Education has agreed to help victims wipe clean their burdensome federal student loan debts.



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