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• A ‘perfect storm’ for chaos: Unemployment system’s failures were a long time coming

  According to a survey by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, for every 10 people who successfully filed for unemployment insurance benefits over four weeks in March and April, an additional three to four people tried and failed to submit claims.

  NBC News May 13, 2020
• Economists predict 42% of furloughs to be job losses; bankruptcies of retail chains to spike

  “This is so deep and so dramatic, it’s just hitting everywhere,” said Heidi Shierholz, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. “Nothing is being spared. The pace of this is incredible.”

  The Washington Times May 13, 2020
• CHAIRS PETER DEFAZIO AND FRANK PALLONE, JR. INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO WITHDRAW THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

  A 2018 Economic Policy Institute report found that China’s entry into the WTO has caused the U.S. to shed 3.4 million jobs since 2001, with nearly 75 percent of jobs lost in the manufacturing sector.

  United States Congressman Peter DeFazio May 13, 2020
• Inmigrantes con visa de trabajo podrían ser deportados

  Actualmente hay alrededor de 500,000 extranjeros en Estados Unidos con visa H-1B, de acuerdo con un reporte del Economic Policy Institute.

  La Opinion May 13, 2020
• Kentucky has nation’s highest jobless rate, three estimators say

  “A separate analysis released Friday by the Economic Policy Institute reached a similar conclusion,” Estep reports. “It put jobless claims in Kentucky in the eight weeks ending May 2 at 32.3% of the labor force, the highest in the nation.”

  The Sentinel Echo May 13, 2020
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• Tech Target: U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to stop issuing new H-1B visas

  The letters, along with a new study on H-1B wage levels, may renew fierce debate over the future of the H-1B visa program. The wage study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a think tank based in Washington, D.C., argues that the government is allowing employers to undercut U.S. workers on pay.

  Congressman Burgess May 13, 2020
• What Is the Difference Between a Furlough and Layoff?

  According to projections from the Economic Policy Institute, nearly 20 million workers will lose their jobs through furloughs and layoffs by July 2020.1 Further, because many furloughed workers still show up on employer payrolls, even these eye-opening numbers may not capture the full picture of unemployment due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

  The Balance Careers May 13, 2020
• The coronavirus recession is hitting women the hardest
  Overall, while women still represented 50% of US payrolls in February, they accounted for 59% of job losses in March, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
  CNN May 13, 2020
• The historic 20.5 million jobs lost in April is just the beginning. How the coronavirus recession could devastate employment across the US economy.

  Nevada, Hawaii, and Montana are three states forecasted to lose the most jobs as a share of their labor force, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute.

  Business Insider May 13, 2020