#Unemployment

Andy Verity

andyverity

As mortgage approvals hit a 13-year high in November, the lockdown month, the boom triggered by the temporary stamp duty holiday (buy now while you can still get it!) should

Claudia Sahm FULL CHECKS NOW

Claudia_Sahm

unemployment insurance is the core of the US social safety net (such as it is) and our primary automatic stabilizer ... created in the Great Depression, under leadership by Frances

AndrewStettner

pelhamprog

Today’s unemployment report underscores just how important it was for Congress to deliver emergency aid and avert a massive benefits cliff in just 3 days, causing a mass sigh of

Citizens for Ethics

CREWcrew

The Trump admin proposed cutting unemployment benefits to $200 per week saying, "We're not going to use taxpayer money to pay people more to stay home."But it’s never hesitated to

cobras for alligators scheme machine

golikehellmachi

none of these stories are making enough noise about the fact that the trump administration's own secretary of labor has openly acknowledged that the states cannot support this from an

James Jackson QT 🌈💙

JamesJacksonQT

Thoughts on BLM, a thread; 1/ I understand and I agree that Black Lives Matter, though I don’t agree with the communist BLM organisation. Black people are not the only

Sara

indymeansindy

There is a brilliant thread (at end of my thread ) which explains very well what I have been trying to say for months.Please can I encourage you to read

Tara #CancelRent Raghuveer

taraghuveer

It's hard not to feel like a curmudgeon when critiquing the "deal" that was "won" from Congress. On the other hand, I'm accountable to tenants who are actually impacted by

Pam Keith, Esq.

PamKeithFL

I’m just gonna say it: “Municipalization” (I know it’s not a word) of public schools works hand-in-hand with redlining & racial segregation in housing to ensure schools in predominantly white

Chris Frenier

grizz_wald

NEW PAPER THREADHas COVID affected Medicaid enrollment? Job loss frequently means insurance loss - for many, Medicaid is a safety net that offers coverage when they lose their employer plan.

Buddy Wells

BuddyWells1

Let’s have a discussion about whether #MMT can add any value to analysis of the South African economy.@StephanieKelton @wbmosler @stf18 @NathanTankus @ProfSteveKeen @mattybram @billy_blog I’d appreciate your perspectives on this.

Ernie Tedeschi

ernietedeschi

Ugh. Jobs Day, December 2020 Interestingly, with the +135,000 revisions to Oct and Nov, employment was "only" down -5,000 from what we thought before. With today's -140,000 payroll read, the

Adam Ozimek

ModeledBehavior

Some more detailed thoughts on the jobs report, what's driving both headwinds and tailwinds for hiring.... First, up PPP: does the end of the 8 week forgiveness period for the

Emma Dawson

DawsonEJ

Why I’m weary tonight: a thread. 250 jobs cut at the ABC, 70 at the National Gallery. 600 supermarket workers at Woolies made redundant because robots are cheaper, after risking

lily

lilystgermain

the fact that the government was like no more than 6 people at thanksgiving you’ll get sick and die from covid! but go work 8hr-16hr shifts tomorrow in retail for

All Cops Are Bastards

norahborealis_

Predictions of the effects of automation vary widely.Some say 10% of jobs in the US could be effected, some go nearly to 50%.50% unemployment would be disastrous under our current

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