Unhappy anniversary, jobless Americans.
This week marks a year since the coronavirus pandemic began upending the US economy, costing millions of people their jobs and forcing them onto unemployment benefits.
Those who are still out of work could soon start getting notices from their state unemployment agencies advising them that they are approaching their benefit year end date which happens 52 weeks after
an initial claim is filed.
Typically, the end of the benefit year means the jobless would have to establish a new claim to determine eligibility for benefits and to recalculate their payment amount based on more recent earnings.
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DLIR News Release: HAWAI‘I’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 10.2 PERCENT IN JANUARY
Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom, Press Releases
HONOLULU The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 10.2 percent compared to the revised rate of 10.3 percent in December. Statewide, 588,050 were employed and 67,000 unemployed in January for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 655,050. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3 percent in January, down from 6.7 percent in December.
Published March 16, 2021 •
Updated on March 16, 2021 at 2:53 pm
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People who filed for unemployment benefits at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic must reapply for a new unemployment benefit year because the prior benefit year is coming to an end, according to Connecticut Department of Labor officials.
The pandemic started a year ago and each unemployment claim is valid for 52 weeks. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
In the past year, the department has received around 1.4 million state, federal, and extended benefits applications, which is typically what the agency receives over about 10 years, according to the state Department of Labor.
The $1.9 trillion Biden stimulus law was enacted last week.
Some elements could strengthen the nation s social safety net in the wake of the pandemic.
Provisions include larger tax credits and enhanced unemployment insurance.
President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion stimulus law last week, among the largest government rescue measures in American history.
Many of its provisions are directed at keeping individuals and families afloat as vaccinations become more widely available. Still, some aspects of the law may end up dramatically remaking the social safety net. This package sets a new and powerful precedent, especially for helping children and their families when they have limited or no income, Indivar Dutta-Gupta, co-executive director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, said in a recent interview with Insider.