- People find higher-quality
jobs when given extendedunemployment insurance , according to a $4, first reported by $4. - The paper compared which jobs laid-off workers found during the 2009 Great Recession, when
unemployment insurance averaged 79 weeks, and during the 2002 recession. - The paper found extended UI allowed workers time to choose jobs "better suited to their skills;" without UI, workers were more likely to take whatever job they're first offered.
- Women, people of color, and less-educated workers are more likely to find better jobs with extended UI, the paper found, because these groups tend to have less savings to fall back on.
- Women have $4 than men, and Black and Hispanic households have $4.
- Americans laid off due to the
coronavirus received a $600 weekly federal bonus on top of state unemployment payments up until August , when congress failed to extend the program. - Since jobs have not rebounded to their pre-coronavirus level — and some experts say many jobs have disappeared permanently — 16 million people still need
unemployment benefits , per the $4. - President Donald Trump has indicated he $4, and Republicans have proposed cutting the benefits to $400 a week.
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Extending unemployment will help women and workers of color find higher-paying jobs
Allana Akhtar
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