#UnEmployment

JamesSmithRF

JamesSmithRF

New edition of @resfoundation's Macroeconomic Policy Outlook out today which focusses on the macro drivers of the labour market (with @jackhleslie)Tl;dr: risk of a larger-than-expected unemployment rise demands policy action.Short

Mike Madrid

madrid_mike

Donald Trump is the only leader in the industrialized world, besides authoritarian dictators Vladamir Putin & Jair Bolsnoro, who still does not understand that the economy & the pandemic are

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effyraves

Here is the United Way website which has a lot of information on what I’ve been talking about.https://www.unitedway.org/local/united-states Here is SNAP which is a program provided by the United States

Natasha 🌈 ‏ نتاشا

nuts2406

Most significantly, there was a strong co-relation between a higher Women Empowerment Index (WEI) score and reduced crimes against women.12/ This study conclusively proves that there is no link between

Drew Flores

drewflores

The vibe I keep getting is that there’s about to be some civil disobedience in the USA. Unemployment pay is a fraction of what workers are used to being paid

Duncan Weldon

DuncanWeldon

Be careful with economic stats. A quick thread.The ONS are an excellent organisation. They’ve done some superb & timely work on different aspects of Covid-19.But, as they rightly acknowledge, everyone

Anders Schneiderman

raschneiderman

Live in DC and lost your job or your freelancing work dried up? Some of my friends had trouble finding the right links, so here’s a thread on where to

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chrisbriem

No.. Pennsylvania is not leading the way in unemployment compensation claims because things are worse here as is the common presumption in the media, but because the state has made

Corey Husak

CoreyHusak

This is a great round-up of a dilemma #gigeconomy workers are unfairly being forced to face in California and New York (and which quotes yours truly )https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/23/uber-lyft-drivers-fear-unemployment-benefits-will-be-used-

The Gay Beaner

thegaybeaner

- It's clear: the Dems and GOP both agree on relief for airlines, PPP, direct stimulus payments, etc. Why are we dancing around unemployment stimulus? It's needed, the numbers demand

Elise Gould

eliselgould

While a disappointing jobs report, job gains in leisure and hospitality respond to increased demand in April1/nhttps://www.epi.org/blog/while-a-disappointing-jobs-report-job-gains-in-leisure-and-hospitality-respond-to-increased-demand-in-ap

The End Times

TheAgeofShoddy

I don’t think anyone would describe me as a leftist at this point in my life, nor would I accept the label. But all the same, I can’t help but

Public Citizen

Public_Citizen

Billionaire wealth increases last week:Jeff Bezos: +$6.8BMark Zuckerberg: +$6.2BWarren Buffett: +$5BElon Musk: +$4.2BLarry Ellison: +$4BLarry Page: +$3.6BBill Gates: +$3.6BMeanwhile, more than 16 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the

Craig Holmes

CraigPHolmes

I've been trying to think through what the job protection scheme means for school leavers labour market prospects. Here's what I've got. In a different recession, unemployment increases from job

Steven Hamilton

SHamiltonian

There continues to be confusion about the unemployment rate. To my mind, the only number that matters is the unemployment rate when the economy is open again and/or the virus

Desmond Dahlberg

ddahlberg94

The US economy saw another ~3 million initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 9. Though the "running total" of initial jobless claims since shelter-in-place orders took