#UnEmployment

The Associated Press

AP

BREAKING: US unemployment claims hit 6.6 million -- another record high -- as layoffs accelerate in face of coronavirus.http://apne.ws/gQqgGXn More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week,

Mark Maxwell

MarkMaxwellTV

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin holds a remote video press conference to pressure @GovPritzker to improve the state’s unemployment website and benefit application process. Pritzker’s office releases a list of

An Idiot Plays (A.I.P if you please)

idiot_plays

Well....that threw me for a loop. I have tomorrow off with the possibility of Monday as well. Work is slowing down so I may even be laid off for a

Anna Wolfe

ayewolfe

I went to a job fair last week. I met this really sweet young man who works 65+ hrs a week right now at two jobs. He was like, I

MMT Podcast (Christian Reilly)

MMTpodcast

An MMT economist is someone who understands that the government picks the unemployment rate. And given that people suffer and die when involuntary unemployment is above zero, it makes sense

Ayesha

AyeshaSelden

I’ve evolved on this thought. All Black people who work a traditional 9-5 need side-hustle income. I used to regurgitate the notion that nOt EvErYoNe WaNtS tO bE a BuSiNeSs

Code of Vets ™

codeofvets

READ THREAD1. if you have not done so get online to your local county website, sign up for SNAP or EBT to get some assistance in food2. if you need

Steven Capobianco #BLM

stevencworlds

I lost my job in April because of this virus and still haven't found a job despite the best of my abilities and the experience. I can't survive on unemployment

John Nygren

rep89

As hundreds of thousands of citizens across the state wait for Governor Evers to take their pleas for help seriously, the Governor’s right hand man, @LGMandelaBarnes , hosted a teleconference

Jeremie Cohen-Setton

cohensetton

Short thread: plumbing matters, US edition:1) with CARES Act, unemployment benefits should provide about $80-90bn per month in income support2) preliminary data suggest that only $45bn was distributed in April3)

Aaron Sojourner

aaronsojourner

16.8 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment insurance in the last 3 weeks. Another 6.6m new claims for unemployment insurance for the week ending 4/4 and the prior week

Governor Sisolak

GovSisolak

Let me be clear: Due to the decrease in federal funding (Unemployment Administration Insurance Grant), & the inability to use Penalties & Interest funding to support the UI program, strategic

George Colgrove III ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Midnight Rider

colgrove11

I always look to the #NeverTrumpers to get a clear picture of the DS/democrat narrative preview. The [nevertrumpers] are [their] song birds. The narrative [they] pushed before was the #fauxpeachment.

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. McConnell is insisting on a liability shield for businesses in the next COVID-19 bill to prevent "frivolous lawsuits"THE TRUTH: he's proposing to protect corporations in virtually every circumstance, no

Ryan Barack

Law4Employees

Lawsuits have been filed against @FLDEO @GovRonDeSantis and @Deloitte over the mess that is Florida “reemployment” system by Tallahassee attorney Marie Mattox. She is a great lawyer so they should

Matthew Hooton

MatthewHootonNZ

Unemployment of 26% is completely ethically unacceptable. It reached 11.2% at its peak in Sept 1991. 26% is (probably) also much higher than in the Great Depression. It would ruin