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COVID & Unemployment

30 million? 18 million? How many Americans are out of work right now?

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 6, 2020
Why various estimates of joblessness don't seem to add up.
A woman leaves the Department of Employment Services in Washington, D.C. Estimates of unemployment vary depending on the formula and data used.
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COVID & Unemployment

The $600-a-week unemployment aid expired, but millions are still being laid off

by Samantha Fields
Aug 5, 2020
Without federal unemployment benefits, "the economy tanks."
Protesters in Florida caravan to Senator Rick Scott's office to ask him to vote to extend federal unemployment benefits.
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COVID & Unemployment

Millions of unemployed workers now rely solely on state benefits — and they vary wildly

by Kristin Schwab
Aug 3, 2020
There is no federal standard for unemployment benefits, so states create their own rules.
A message on a car window demands a better system for supporting unemployed workers in Florida.
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With a continuing wave of job cuts, another 1.4 million Americans sought unemployment benefits

by Associated Press
Jul 30, 2020
More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week
A spike in virus cases has led many states to halt plans to reopen businesses and has caused millions of consumers to delay any return to traveling, shopping and other normal economic activity.
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Months into pandemic, many still not getting unemployment

by Samantha Fields
Jul 29, 2020
Some who have lost jobs because of COVID still have not filed for unemployment benefits, even though they’re eligible.
For every 10 people who successfully filed for unemployment benefits, an April study found that three or four were unable to get through, and two didn’t even try because it was too difficult.
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COVID & Unemployment

The pros and cons of extending additional unemployment benefits

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 28, 2020
Money in jobless people's pockets can stimulate the economy, but longer unemployment payments could slow a recovery, experts say.
Baristas prepare drinks at a coffee shop in North Carolina. Some say high unemployment benefits are discouraging employees from returning to work during the pandemic.
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COVID & Unemployment

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits is up for the first time since March

by Associated Press
Jul 23, 2020
The rise in weekly jobless claims to 1.4 million underscores the outsize role the unemployment insurance system is playing as a safety net.
The Labor Department said Thursday that roughly 32 million people are receiving unemployment benefits.
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COVID-19

Some unemployed workers must prove they're looking for jobs to get benefits

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 22, 2020
States had suspended the requirement in the early weeks of the crisis, but some have now brought it back.
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COVID & Unemployment

Rent relief funds quickly overwhelmed by need

by Samantha Fields
Jul 22, 2020
In Los Angeles, more than 220,000 people applied to the city’s rent relief fund, but there is only enough money to help 50,000 people.
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COVID & Unemployment

Extra unemployment benefit during pandemic boosts spending

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 16, 2020
Normally, jobless workers receiving unemployment cut their spending by 7%. But a JPMorgan Chase study found it's rising — by 10%.
An employee administers a temperature check outside an Apple store. The government bonus paid to unemployed workers is scheduled to end at the end of this month.
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