A mind-boggling 30 million people have filed for unemployment in 6 weeks.

[slayer14]

A mind-boggling 30 million people have filed for unemployment in 6 weeks. There are likely more without jobs.

• In just six weeks, 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment insurance as coronavirus layoffs continue.
• That may be an undercount of how many Americans are actually out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• Studies have shown that people have struggled to file claims or haven't even tried because of the difficulty of applications.
• Slow rollouts of expanded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance may have delayed claims from millions of workers who are now eligible for benefits.

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-unemployment-likely-higher-than-jobless-claims-show-coronavirus-jobs-2020-5?r=US&IR=T

[TommieGunshot]

So this is what they meant when they said Make America Great Again.

[ace7550]

30 million unemployment. Crazy. That's what? 25% of all jobs gone?

[jjgold]

What these people will find out companies going to call many back and if you say no good bye unemployment

[Sam Odom]

What did you expect when mandated closing of businesses in all 50 states ?

Not surprised here

[Buckandadime]

Saw the other day where a small business owner here is disputing 3 claims from people he has never heard of..
A lot of assholes out there looking to scam..
Be a mess for years..

[RudyRuetigger]

there are likely more without jobs?


no shit?

and here i thought some with jobs would apply

[DrunkHorseplayer]

A socialist's dream, which is why a lot of governors want to continue the lockdown.

[TommieGunshot]

A socialist's dream, which is why a lot of governors want to continue the lockdown.

This socialism is exactly why we elected all these politicians. It's why you are going to vote for them again in November.

[Emily_Haines]

Wait until end of July when all these lazy fuks $600 stimulus ends.

There will be 30 million more joining the protests.

[clockwise1965]

The numbers are staggering.

[MinnesotaFats]

This is the millenials...

They don't get conforming jobs. It's all gigs and part time stuff.

That the feds applied the UI to gig workers is why every bartender, massage therapists, healer, organic juicer and uber driver is filing and why states are denying like 60% of the claims.

It's crazy how millenials have changed the way we look at work.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

This socialism is exactly why we elected all these politicians. It's why you are going to vote for them again in November.

I voted for Trump.

[Enkhbat]

I heard the real number is higher, lets see what this number is on June 1st.

Are millenials just lazy?

[TommieGunshot]

This socialism is exactly why we elected all these politicians. It's why you are going to vote for them again in November.

I voted for Trump.

Exactly. We're getting the socialism we wanted when we elected him and that's why we are going to vote for him again.

[ThaTopMoron]

Saw the other day where a small business owner here is disputing 3 claims from people he has never heard of..
A lot of assholes out there looking to scam..
Be a mess for years..

someone filed for unemployment with my info... or some of it

they didn't get shit because I use credit monitoring services ever since that EquiFUax disaster in 2017...

filed police report in their jurisdiction... hope they get jail time

[eaglesfan371]

This is the millenials...

They don't get conforming jobs. It's all gigs and part time stuff.

That the feds applied the UI to gig workers is why every bartender, massage therapists, healer, organic juicer and uber driver is filing and why states are denying like 60% of the claims.

It's crazy how millenials have changed the way we look at work.

LOL...says the guy who takes advantage of the poor with his payday loan business. Get out of here.

[Wilfred]

With a lot of County and State Jobs laying people off the number will grow in the coming weeks

[Thor4140]

I find it funny that guys paying over 25 thousand a year in taxes are now feeling guilty taking the extra six hundred they will be adding to the piss they give out now. Do you fukss realize this is your money? Your taxe money? Stop letting rich assholes or shitty politician pit us against each other. 43 millionaires got a 1.6 million dollar check and not one of you mention it and are more worried about a guy getting an extra six hundred for fuks sake.

[Wilfred]

I find it funny that guys paying over 25 thousand a year in taxes are now feeling guilty taking the extra six hundred they will be adding to the piss they give out now. Do you fukss realize this is your money? Your taxe money? Stop letting rich assholes or shitty politician pit us against each other. 43 millionaires got a 1.6 million dollar check and not one of you mention it and are more worried about a guy getting an extra six hundred for fuks sake.

The only ones who should be upset about the extra $600 are the people working still and having people make more on unemployment than they do working 80 hours for their paycheck. The extra benefit should’ve been distributed in a way that you got it if laid off and if you were deemed “essential” and still working. It’s an election year I’m sure something will be done to rectify it in some way.

[goduke]

someone filed for unemployment with my info... or some of it

they didn't get shit because I use credit monitoring services ever since that EquiFUax disaster in 2017...

filed police report in their jurisdiction... hope they get jail time

Police won’t bother. The unemployment claim will get denied but nothing else will happen. That report will get buried at the bottom

[ThaTopMoron]

Police won’t bother. The unemployment claim will get denied but nothing else will happen. That report will get buried at the bottom

they wouldn't of made a report for it in the first place if they didn't care so not entirely true

[Art Vandelay]

The only ones who should be upset about the extra $600 are the people working still and having people make more on unemployment than they do working 80 hours for their paycheck. The extra benefit should’ve been distributed in a way that you got it if laid off and if you were deemed “essential” and still working. It’s an election year I’m sure something will be done to rectify it in some way.

This! A lot of people making more being locked down than actually working - Nice gig! Just like Colin Jost, who's locked down with ScarJo, "hopes we never find a cure" - That was a Pete Davidson SNL joke. But so true!

[Kermit]

One side wants to go to work, and one side wants to keep staying at home bitching about the other side that wants to work.

Which side are you guys on?

[goduke]

they wouldn't of made a report for it in the first place if they didn't care so not entirely true

Care and do are totally two different things. Identity theft is so low on crimes that police pursue. It has to be pretty huge to get to a point they actually put it as a priority.

[INVEGA MAN]

Trump IS on BOTH SIDES!! liberate, liberate but if there are a ton of deaths, he will say its the governors fault because he said it was up to them. DR. TRUMP CANT LOSE AND WE LIKE THAT!!

[jjgold]

fraud will run rampant

[MinnesotaFats]

LOL...says the guy who takes advantage of the poor with his payday loan business. Get out of here.

I provide a service and a way for these circumstances to be resolved in my communities.

[wakefield23]

From 2009: "Lack of health insurance is associated with as many as 44 789
deaths per year in the United States"

How many people will die because of this in the next 5 years?

Way more than COVID

And this is just one of the innumerable collateral effects of destroying the F ucking economy

F ucking dumb

[pologq]

What these people will find out companies going to call many back and if you say no good bye unemployment

exactly. we are essential and reopening tomorrow. if you refuse they tell the labor board and bye bye unemployment.

[floridagolfer]

I voted for Trump.

Don't make the same mistake again.

[jjgold]

Going to be a great strategy by companies they’re going to force people to go back to work or they get chucked off unemployment, they know many pussies won’t come back and a great way to save money.

[USCPHILLYGUY]

LOL...says the guy who takes advantage of the poor with his payday loan business. Get out of here.

Eags are you back to work yet?

[Hot Jerry]

So this is what they meant when they said Make America Great Again.

Yep , thats exactly what the rich f.....ers meant - we will make the America Great Again For Us Rich F......ers !! YES and they did it AGAIN !!

[Wilfred]

Going to be a great strategy by companies they’re going to force people to go back to work or they get chucked off unemployment, they know many pussies won’t come back and a great way to save money.

One problem with this theory. Many large companies including state government, city government, county government, etc. want their employees on unemployment right now and probably the distant future. They have to pay a ton less to cover the unemployment than they do if they were “employed” and they had to cover their entire paycheck. Even if companies open back up they aren’t going to be making the money they were before this immediately so they won’t want everyone back right away. That’s why you’re hearing about government agencies and companies sending mass emails to offer voluntary unemployment to people. Many people are/will take this option as they will make more money than they do and still technically be employed by the company. Tricky thing is and is yet to be seen is if the government agencies and companies actually end up taking the people back after their voluntary unemployment is up. I’d recommend not being one of the people to volunteer to do this, once they see they can operate without you they might not bring you back.