The Conversation Australiaflipped into Politics & SocietyAustralia has been stigmatising unemployed people for almost 100 years. COVID-19 is our big chance to change thistheconversation.com - Elise KleinAustralia is facing one of its biggest crises in unemployment since the Great Depression, and yet already, extra COVID-19 supports to the unemployed …
Joshua Josephflipped into The Last AcolyteMnuchin on $600 unemployment benefit: We can't be 'paying people more to stay home'The Hill - John BowdenTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday threw cold water on the prospect of extending $600-per-week unemployment benefits for Americans for the …
Australian Broadcasting Corporationflipped into Australian Broadcasting Corporation'We couldn't get people off the couch': Farm worker shortage looms despite rising unemploymentverified_publisherabc.net.au - Kath SullivanThe Federal Government says short-term farm work is impractical for unemployed Australians, so it is seeking international solutions amid COVID-19 …
The Sacramento Beeflipped into California NewsUnemployment money is going to the wrong people in California. Is it fraud?sacbee.com - David LightmanHundreds of mailings purportedly from the state’s unemployment agency — some with valuable debit cards — are flooding the wrong homes and are …
NPRflipped into Business'We Need Help': People At Higher Coronavirus Risk Fear Losing Federal Unemploymentverified_publisherNPR - Chris ArnoldMany people with underlying medical conditions are worried about what's going to happen at the end of the month. It's not currently safe for many of them to go back to work. The COVID-19 death rate is 12 times higher for people with underlying conditions. But an extra $600 a week in federal …
NBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesAround 1.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last weekNBC News - Lucy BaylyAs lawmakers continue to debate on financial assistance for out-of-work Americans, weekly jobless claims top 1 million for the 20th straight week. Just under 1.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, a decline from the past two weeks but still the 20th straight …
CNBCflipped into Top NewsEnding the extra $600 federal benefit will harm 'vast majority' of unemployed workers, especially women and people of colorverified_publisherCNBC - Alicia AdamczykIf Congress decides not to extend the extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits past its July 31 end date, the "vast majority" of unemployed …
NBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesAround 751,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last weekNBC News - Lucy BaylyAround 22 million jobs have been lost as a result of the pandemic, with just over 10 million jobs yet to be recovered. Around 751,000 people filed for initial jobless claims last week, a lower total than the prior week's revised total of 758,000, and an indication of a sluggish but steady workforce …
WHYYflipped into WHYY News'We need help': People at higher coronavirus risk fear losing federal unemploymentverified_publisherwhyy.org - Chris ArnoldMany people with underlying medical conditions are worried about what’s going to happen at the end of the month. It’s not currently safe for many of …
