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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 04:22 PM Apr 2020

Millions of Americans locked out of unemployment system, survey finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of Americans who have been thrown out of work during the coronavirus pandemic have been unable to register for unemployment benefits since the U.S. economy entered a free fall, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute found in an online poll that for every 10 people who have successfully filed unemployment claims, three or four people have been unable to register and another two people have not tried to apply at a time of acute economic crisis.

Official U.S. statistics show that 26.5 million people have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-March, wiping out all of the jobs gained during the longest employment boom in U.S. history.

EPI's survey indicates that an additional 8.9 million to 13.9 million people have been shut out of the system, said Ben Zipperer, the study's lead author.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/millions-of-americans-locked-out-of-unemployment-system-survey-finds/ar-BB13jw5Q?li=BBnb7Kz

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Millions of Americans locked out of unemployment system, survey finds (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP
It took five weeks for my claim to be processed. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 2020 #1
Yup, Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #2

BlueTsunami2018

(3,461 posts)
1. It took five weeks for my claim to be processed.
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 05:22 PM
Apr 2020

And I still don’t have access to the money. It’s been a nightmare dealing with the system in PA.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Yup,
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 06:01 PM
Apr 2020

while everyone was busy chasing the E-Mail Hoax,ALEC was stripping workers of their Rights including Unemployment Benefits.

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