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Following is a statement from Jenna Gerry, senior staff attorney with the National Employment Law Project: “Today, the Government Accountability(…)
Strengthening UI is critical to racial equity, as job growth continues to be uneven.
The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% in April according to this morning’s monthly jobs report. Approximately 428,000 jobs were produced,(…)
With recovery still at risk, policymakers must adopt structural reforms to bolster the unemployment insurance system for all workers.
NELP’s ED Rebecca Dixon reflects on two years of COVID-19
The nation’s economic recovery is still leaving workers behind.
The unemployment rate for Black workers was 6.9%, more than twice the rate for white workers (3.4%).
“These governors, who are using the unemployment insurance system in a moment of political theater to make a statement about(…)
The governors of Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Tennessee signed laws in recent weeks that change eligibility rules for jobless benefits.