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• 51K jobless area workers file for new, continued jobless claims

  Some groups, like the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute and Policy Matters Ohio, have called on federal lawmakers to extend the enhanced jobless benefits.

  EPI estimates that about 129,600 jobs in Ohio would be lost in the next year if the supplemental benefits are allowed to expire.

  Dayton Daily News July 26, 2020
• Families can’t wait for GOP to dither over benefits

  Finally, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that the spending boost from recipients using the benefits would translate into 5.1 million jobs saved.

  The News-Herald July 26, 2020
• The case for continuing enhanced unemployment benefits

  The Economic Policy Institute calculates that ending the $600 a week benefit would reduce employment in Maine by more than 18,000 jobs. Extending the benefit for a year would increase Maine’s overall personal income by more than $3 billion, the institute calculated.

  Bangor Daily News July 26, 2020
• Risks for the future we want

  Analysis from the Economic Policy Institute outlines the need to center Black women – who despite facing multiple layers of discrimination – are key to an equitable economic recovery for everyone. Yet, our risk frameworks don’t account for the realities that Black women (and similarly, Brown and Indigenous women) face when navigating the economy. Yet we expect them to get the same and often better results from investments that don’t take their needs into consideration.

  Stanford Social Innovation Review July 26, 2020
• More help is coming, but $600 unemployment bonus will lapse first

  Heidi Shierholz, director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute and former chief economist of the Department of Labor, tweeted that as the coronavirus crisis drags on, more than 17 million people are expected to switch to PEUC.

  The Penny Hoarder July 26, 2020
• Most expensive place to live in every state

  24/7 Wall St. used data from the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator to identify the most expensive place in every state. We ranked counties based on the estimated monthly cost for a single adult to maintain a modest yet adequate standard of living.

  24/7 Wall Street July 26, 2020
• Unemployed workers anxious about future of extra $600 benefit

  Julia Wolfe, an economic analyst at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute said that if Congress does not act swiftly, and the supplement expires on the 25th, this change will represent a “huge loss of income for people in the immediate term, but also it will have serious economic consequences for the recovery down the line as well.”

  KTVU-TV July 26, 2020
• The $600 unemployment boost is likely ending. Here’s how you can access cash now

  New jobs are hard to come by right now. There are currently about 14 million more unemployed workers than job openings, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

  CNBC July 26, 2020
• With ‘economic calamity’ looming, progressive groups demand unemployment insurance benefit remain in place

  EPI tweet cited.

  Common Dreams July 26, 2020
• $600 unemployment check likely to be slashed—but GOP can’t decide how much

  Cutting unemployment benefits from $600 per week to $200 per week would lead to 3.4 million fewer jobs created over the next year, a study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute found.

  Forbes July 26, 2020