#Unemployment

Justin Wolfers

JustinWolfers

Payrolls in November rose a mere +245k. That's the sort of number you might see in a "normal" month, and definitely not what you're hoping for in the snapback from

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1) I think this very interesting piece in the Economist makes one important error. It says: “Some argued that structurally weak economic growth and the maldistribution of the spoils of

happNi new year

nilamadison

let’s say an Angeleno gets laid off in April & can’t pay their $2800 rent.some citizens have still not received their unemployment checks.they owe nine months of back rent &

Bethany Lilly

bethanylilly

All right. I caught up on my work, went for a walk, made dinner, and did some meal prep. So let me talk about what Congress did to ruin my

Bob Greenstein

GreensteinCBPP

THREAD: President Trump’s new executive actions should deeply concern all Americans. They fall dramatically short of responding effectively to the enormous need across the country due to COVID-19 and the

Mazi Gburugburu

Mazigburugburu1

Nigerian Banks are a disgrace. Yes, leadership is a major problem here, but the day Nigerian Banks wake up to their responsibility the Nigerian economy will BLOW. The last time

Shant Mesrobian

ShantMM

Media seems not very excited to get the word out, but as I suspected last night, it looks like Trump's 24-hour signing delay *won't* result in people losing a week

Kathryn Anne Edwards

keds_economist

In March, Congress acted to preserve jobs by providing loans to employers to keep workers on payroll. The PPP has been a "fraudster free for all." There was also a

Juniours Moremi

jxjx23_

There are 12 373 Law Firms registered with the @CouncilPractice in South Africa There are 27 223 Admitted Attorneys of the High Court. Each Attorney is allowed to register a

D'Plorbl DREGs

DontDregMeBro

Q4476https://qalerts.app/?n=4476&src=app Old playbook[s] still used today?Then v NowCompare & Contrast https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1272721484012752896 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/30/associated-press-

Laurel Rosenhall

LaurelRosenhall

Here comes a thread highlighting some @CalMatters coverage you should not miss... We've been tracking COVID hospitalizations in California throughout the pandemic. This is a good page to bookmark as

SECU MD

secuMD

The newly announced MARYLAND RELIEF Act of 2021 provides direct stimulus payments to qualifying Marylanders, unemployment insurance grants to qualifying Marylanders, and grants and loans to qualifying small businesses. Here

J.J. Hensley

JJHensleyauthor

So why is Trump firing high level officials? Unfortunately, there are a few possibilities. 1. Trump wants to put people in those positions to destroy documentation. 2. Trump wants to

Rep. Pramila Jayapal

RepJayapal

We promised people that if we won the Senate, we would send out $2,000 survival checks. They delivered us to victory—and now we MUST deliver.“Targeting” checks to a smaller group

Anna Stansbury

annastansbury

Has been well worth getting up at 4.15am this morning for the fascinating presentations in today's @iza_bonn Workshop "Labor Markets and the Phillips Curve"!http://conference.iza.org/conference_files/Macro_2020/viewProgram?con

Ana Mardoll

AnaMardoll

I think the reason people are fixated on the $2000 checks is because that's immediate in a way the other stuff in the bill isn't. Minimum wage increase is great!

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