Latest from Heather Long
- Post Reports
Why the Trump campaign is mounting legal challenges in swing states. What the election reveals about the urban-rural divide. And why Wall Street likes the sound of gridlock in Washington.
- Nov 5, 2020
It looks increasingly likely that the United States is going to keep experiencing a ‘K-shaped recovery.’
- Nov 4, 2020
Under Trump, the once-forgotten Ohio Valley boomed — until this year.
- Oct 30, 2020
- Economy
- Analysis
Record GDP growth was fueled by one-time purchases on cars, decks and dishwashers. That’s unlikely to last.
- Oct 29, 2020
- Economy
- Analysis
The U.S. unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent in April. The German unemployment rate rose to just 4 percent that month.
- Oct 13, 2020
Small business owners told The Post they will begin cutting workers in a few days if more aid isn’t coming. Some unemployed workers said they expect their water and electricity to be shut off soon.
- Oct 7, 2020
- Post Reports
How Biden’s presidential campaign is pivoting to respond to Trump having the coronavirus. America’s most uneven recession. And, why service industry workers are seeing less in tips.
- Oct 7, 2020
- Economy
- Analysis
This new wave of layoffs will only add more people to the 26 million Americans who were already receiving unemployment compensation.
- Oct 6, 2020
- Economy
- Analysis
The last jobs report before the election made it clear that the recovery is sputtering, with increasing signs that groups like Black Americans and working mothers are being left farther behind.
- Oct 2, 2020
The covid recession was a mild setback for those at or near the economic top and a depression-like blow for those at the bottom, according to a Washington Post analysis.
- Sep 30, 2020