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Half of unemployed Americans saw their income double during pandemic shutdown
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$978 a week for some
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Date: July 10, 2020 08:29AM
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-americans-are-getting-more-money-from-unemployment-than-they-were-from-their-jobs/
$978 a week for some is triple what they were making.
The United States is not known for its generosity to the unemployed. But the coronavirus crisis has transformed our system for compensating jobless workers.
As tens of millions of workers suddenly became unemployed, Congress passed an expansive relief package with an unprecedented $600-per-week supplement for jobless workers. The goal was to replace their wages so they could survive the economic lockdown.
$978 a week for some is triple what they were making.
The United States is not known for its generosity to the unemployed. But the coronavirus crisis has transformed our system for compensating jobless workers.
As tens of millions of workers suddenly became unemployed, Congress passed an expansive relief package with an unprecedented $600-per-week supplement for jobless workers. The goal was to replace their wages so they could survive the economic lockdown.