#Unemployment

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Here we go again. Last week, 2 million workers applied for unemployment insurance (UI). Breaking that down: 1.2 million applied for regular state UI (not seasonally adjusted), and 830,000 applied

Ben Marshall

BenM_IM

ICYMI @IpsosMORI Issues Index (fwk 11-22 Dec)... | See @mwclemence for details & focus on #coronavirusuk | for THREAD w dashboard summaries/trends, starting with #Brexit which saw big jump

Susan Jones

SuziQisZainab2

I will admit first of all that my own experience with Palestinians in Jordan and the US has not been a good one. I have never met such hard, cut

James Caulfield Entertainer

JamesCaulf

Imagine you were born in 1900.When you're 14, World War I begins and ends when you're 18 with 22 million dead.Soon after a global pandemic, the Spanish Flu, appears, killing

John Carney

carney

This seems to upset a lot of my fellow conservatives so let me propose a contrary perspective.This is a sign that the program is working and is not a design

Peter Ganong

p_ganong

new paper on labor market & expanded UI benefits Tldr: spending more than expected, job search order of magnitude less than expected1) rise of repeat unemployment2) effect

Adam Ozimek

ModeledBehavior

Job growth has seriously slowed in November. While still heading in the right direction, at this pace of 245k a month would be 3.3 years until we got back all

Rod Graham

roderickgraham

It is bittersweet to think that only with the increased visibility of dysfunctional poor white communities will conservatives finally stop blaming the victim and understand that...(1/6) ... these behavioral shifts

Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition

mbenergyjustice

Debunking the economy vs environment: a thread. the environmental destruction and human rights violations are often justified by the supposed economic benefits of pipelines but does that argument hold up?

Courtney

sludgeycourt

While #600IsNotEnough, I feel better today as a single mom (Thread). Because one side fought and won, securing $600 per child as well. Because one side fought and won rent

RIPIN

RIPIN_RI

Is your $600/week in unemployment ending soon? Want to know that might impact your Medicaid or Obamacare health coverage? A thread. If you have Medicaid, the end of the extra

Michael Merrick

michael_merrick

Watch the response when Ofsted starts rocking up and giving grades again after all this. Will be like a perfect storm: schools in most deprived areas who for years had

Kyle Davey

KyleDavey86

Imagine you were born in 1900. When you’re 14, World War I begins and ends when you’re 18 with 22 million dead.Soon after a global pandemic, the Spanish Flu, appears,

Lynn V

lynnv378

Let's make this clear. Yes, $600 is bullshit. Yes, it's a slap in the face. But guess what, THIS is what happens when we don't control the Senate, House, WH.

Ralph Nader

RalphNader

The Executive Order providing $400 in unemployment insurance payments from monies not appropriated for that purpose usurped the congressional power of the purpose and constituted a criminal violation of the

Jed Kolko

JedKolko

New this morning: our annual labor-market review & outlook post.Better than feared, but plenty of damage remains.1/https://www.hiringlab.org/2020/12/01/2020-labor-market-review-2021-outlook/ First, good news. Most labor-market measures

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