The Journey of the Jobless.
The article focuses on state unemployment insurance systems buckling under the pressure of historic numbers of laid-off workers filing claims during the coronavirus pandemic. It mentions unemployment rate has spiked like never before, as the need for social distancing spread, and need for restaurant...
| Published in: | American Prospect Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 36 - 44 |
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American Prospect
May/Jun2020
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| Summary: | The article focuses on state unemployment insurance systems buckling under the pressure of historic numbers of laid-off workers filing claims during the coronavirus pandemic. It mentions unemployment rate has spiked like never before, as the need for social distancing spread, and need for restaurant workers, landscapers, app developers, entertainers, dental hygienists, and myriad others collapsed. It also mentions federal government also taxes employers in order to fund administrative costs. |
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