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THREAD. After months of demands by people across the country to #ExtendUI and more - a short-term relief bill was passed by Congress. It’s far from enough, and in the new year we will demand they provide more support to ensure a #JustRecovery. Here’s what’s in the new bill...1/9
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) extended:
- Expansions of unemployment eligibility to those excluded from state UI programs under PUA are extended for 11 weeks to mid-March
- An additional 11 weeks of PUA for up to 50 weeks total… 2/9
- Expansions of unemployment eligibility to those excluded from state UI programs under PUA are extended for 11 weeks to mid-March
- An additional 11 weeks of PUA for up to 50 weeks total… 2/9
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) extended:
- PEUC extension of unemployment payments to those who exhaust maximum weeks of state UI renewed for 11 weeks to mid-March
- An additional 11 weeks of PEUC for up to 24 weeks total… 3/9
- PEUC extension of unemployment payments to those who exhaust maximum weeks of state UI renewed for 11 weeks to mid-March
- An additional 11 weeks of PEUC for up to 24 weeks total… 3/9
New UI Report from @CAPolicyLab
(Me, @TillvonWachter, @alexbellecon & Geoff Schnorr)
Since March, we've written 8 reports analyzing the UI system + trying to explain how many people are receiving UI benefits.
Now we ask a different question:
Who has the UI system left behind?
(Me, @TillvonWachter, @alexbellecon & Geoff Schnorr)
Since March, we've written 8 reports analyzing the UI system + trying to explain how many people are receiving UI benefits.
Now we ask a different question:
Who has the UI system left behind?
We want to know who is “missing out” on UI.
i.e., "Who is unemployed, but isn’t receiving UI benefits?"
It’s hard to judge the trade-offs between UI extensions and other forms of economic relief without being able to say something about this question.
i.e., "Who is unemployed, but isn’t receiving UI benefits?"
It’s hard to judge the trade-offs between UI extensions and other forms of economic relief without being able to say something about this question.
To attempt to answer this question, we took a geographic approach:
We calculated the number of people receiving regular UI benefits in each neighborhood, and compare it to local estimates of unemployment.
(see techn. appendix for details)
We calculated the number of people receiving regular UI benefits in each neighborhood, and compare it to local estimates of unemployment.
(see techn. appendix for details)
🚨 In 2020, 60+ million women either lost income or experienced someone in their household losing income.
👉🏿 Women of color were hit hardest by #COVID19.
📣 We urge Congress to #savechildcare, #extendUI, extend emergency #paidleave and #paidsickdays & more. #momsbailout
👉🏿 Women of color were hit hardest by #COVID19.
📣 We urge Congress to #savechildcare, #extendUI, extend emergency #paidleave and #paidsickdays & more. #momsbailout
🚨 Women are projected to lose $64.5 billion in wages annually due to reduced hours and lower labor force participation during the #COVID19 pandemic. #momsbailout
🚨 51% of mothers who voted say their caregiving has increased during the #COVID19 pandemic. #momsbailout
1/ In the week ending 8/22, North Carolina received 12,880 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 17,388 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 2,877. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 8,261 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 10,360. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ And, last week, North Carolina received 185,146 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 168,171 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
1/ In the week ending 8/15, North Carolina received 16,607 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, up from 14,328 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,014. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 10,360 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 8,620. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ And, last week, North Carolina received 211,677 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 10,360 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
1/ In the week ending 8/8, North Carolina received 13,635 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 16,503 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,158. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 8,602 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 12,205. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ Last week, North Carolina received 234,405 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 192,247 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
Policymakers must maintain robust, expanded #unemployment assistance until the economy has recovered substantially from the current recession.
Here's a quick thread why they need to #ExtendUI
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Here's a quick thread why they need to #ExtendUI
cbpp.org/research/econo…
Extending & expanding #unemployment would relieve hardship that falls disproportionately on workers of color, reduce racial & ethnic disparities in unemployment & other labor market outcomes, & speed the economic recovery. #ExtendUI #FundtheFrontLines
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1/ In the week ending 8/1, North Carolina received 17,402 initial claims for regular state #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 26,402 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,371. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 12,205 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 18,790. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ Last week, North Carolina received 273,519 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 220,671 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
Today, @WaysMeansCmte heard from workers counting on @SenateGOP to do their job and #ExtendUI.
The $600/week unemployment payments have been a lifeline for millions of Americans now feeling hopeless as these benefits expire.
(1/3)
The $600/week unemployment payments have been a lifeline for millions of Americans now feeling hopeless as these benefits expire.
(1/3)
I understand the sense of uncertainty #WorkingFamilies are feeling right now.
In 2004 and 2005, I was:
▫️Unemployed
▫️Had less than $20 in the bank
▫️Fearful of what the future had in store
(2/3)
In 2004 and 2005, I was:
▫️Unemployed
▫️Had less than $20 in the bank
▫️Fearful of what the future had in store
(2/3)
When it came to giving the top 1% a tax cut in the TRILLIONS, Republicans were all too happy to pass it quickly without a way to pay for it.
But when millions of #WorkingFamilies asked them to save $600/wk unemployment payments, they shrugged their shoulders & left town.
(3/3)
But when millions of #WorkingFamilies asked them to save $600/wk unemployment payments, they shrugged their shoulders & left town.
(3/3)
1/ In the week ending 7/25, North Carolina received 26,141 initial claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, down from 29,204 the week before. A year ago, the total number of initial claims was 3,105. #NCeconomy
2/ Additionally, North Carolina received 18,790 initial claims for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which covers certain workers normally ineligible for unemployment insurance. The figure a week earlier was 19,821. (NC began accepting PUA claims on 4/24.)
3/ Last week, North Carolina received 308,295 continuing claims for regular #UnemploymentInsurance, along with 209,510 continuing claims for PUA. #NCeconomy
1/ Rule of the day: before you claim that the supplemental $600/week #UnemploymentInsurance payment authorized by the #CARESAct made people reject job offers in favor of staying at home, please learn how state systems actually work. #ExtendUI
2/ In most states, including North Carolina, a UI claimant who is recalled to work & refuses to go back typically is disqualified from ANY further benefits. There are some good cause exceptions tied to #COVID19 , but they are narrow & require the claimant to make a case.
3/ And a claimant who refuses an offer of "suitable work" also typically is disqualified for any further benefits. Suitable work is based (partly) on the person's prior earnings. Again, there may be some COVID-related exceptions. des.nc.gov/need-help/covi…
1/ A timely call from @NC_Governor on Congress to extend the $600/week supplement to #unemploymentinsurance authorized by the #CARESAct. In NC, this week currently is the last one for which the supplement is payable.
2/ According to @NCDES, some 800,000 people in North Carolina have received the $600/week supplement known as Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) since March 15. That is almost as many people as live in Charlotte, which is the state's most populous city.
3/ Since March 15, according to @NCDES, a total of $6.3 billion has been paid out in #unemploymentinsurance compensation here in NC. The PUC program is responsible for $4.3 billion of that amount (68% of the total).
#GreatReads from @talmonsmith: The $600 #unemployment supplement is set to expire on July 26. If Congress cuts jobless benefits, ‘It Would Be a Disaster.’ Hear from 6 unemployed Americans on what losing $600 a week would mean to them. #ExtendUI
nytimes.com/2020/07/22/sun…
nytimes.com/2020/07/22/sun…
@talmonsmith Unfortunately, it's not just the #unemployment benefits that are expiring, but the eviction moratorium too. Millions of people are currently behind on rent, & could face #homelessness during a global pandemic.
Another #GreatReads from @bencasselman: nytimes.com/2020/07/21/bus…
Another #GreatReads from @bencasselman: nytimes.com/2020/07/21/bus…
@talmonsmith @bencasselman “When [people] can’t pay their rent, now it’s the landlord whose business is hurting. Those are all dollars that are not circulating through the economy.”
The next #COVIDRelief bill must target the needs of families hardest hit by this pandemic.
cbpp.org/research/pover…
The next #COVIDRelief bill must target the needs of families hardest hit by this pandemic.
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