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Little evidence jobless aid root of worker shortage | Editorials

A sign at Jefferson Pointe this month. Previous Next Sunday, May 16, 2021 1:00 am Editorial Little evidence jobless aid root of worker shortage The claim: There s a worker shortage, and added unemployment benefits are pushing prospective employees to stay home. Federal weekly assistance of $300 added to approved unemployment claims during the pandemic is hurting businesses desperate for workers, some politicians and employers say. “You may need some of that stuff in places like New York, Seattle, San Francisco . but it s a smokescreen,” U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., told Newsmax last week. “People are staying at home, watching Netflix, because the federal government is incentivizing (them) to do so.”

Job-hunt rule to resume for recipients of state aid | Local

Job-hunt rule to resume for recipients of state aid NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette INDIANAPOLIS – Starting soon, Hoosiers on unemployment will have to begin actively seeking a job for the first time since the pandemic began. Gov. Eric Holcomb is also considering dropping the federal unemployment assistance of $300 a week to those unemployed. He is set to issue an executive order this week on the requirement that aid recipients apply for three jobs a week. That rule was waived due to COVID-19 pandemic. And Holcomb has asked the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to complete a demographic analysis of unemployed Hoosiers over the past 16 months to make an informed decision about whether the state should continue to participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs.

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