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Lindsay Lowell By Type: CommentaryEconomic IndicatorsEconomic SnapshotReportTestimonyBlogMultimediaFact Sheet Social insurance programs cushioned the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 September 14, 2021 By Asha Banerjee and Ben Zipperer Blog The 2020 Census report highlights the costs of the pandemic and benefits of early policy safety net measures September 14, 2021 By Elise Gould Blog Cutting unemployment insurance benefits did not boost job growth: July state jobs data show a widespread recovery August 24, 2021 By Sebastian Martinez Hickey and David Cooper Blog The promise and limits of high-pressure labor markets for narrowing racial gaps August 24, 2021 By Josh Bivens Report July jobs report shows an economy on track to recover five times as fast as the Great Recession recovery August 6, 2021 By EPI staff Blog As Arkansas and Missouri see a rise in COVID-19 cases, more economic protections are needed July 28, 2021 By Jaimie Worker and Dave Kamper Blog Section 2. Financing: Reform financing of UI to eliminate incentives for states and employers to exclude workers and reduce benefits June 24, 2021 Introduction: Why now is the time to fix the UI system June 24, 2021 Section 1. Universal standards: Guarantee universal minimum standards for benefits eligibility, duration, and levels, with states free to enact more expansive benefits June 24, 2021 Primer: How the unemployment insurance system operates June 24, 2021 Statement of the problem: Why unemployment insurance reform is needed June 24, 2021 Section 5. Benefit levels: Increase UI benefits to levels working families can survive on June 24, 2021 Section 4. Benefit duration: Expand UI benefit duration to provide longer protection during normal times and use better measures of labor market distress to automatically extend and sustain benefits during downturns June 24, 2021 Appendix table: How proposed UI reforms correct flaws in current policy June 24, 2021 Reforming unemployment insurance: Stabilizing a system in crisis and laying the foundation for equity June 24, 2021 Report Section 3. Eligibility: Update UI eligibility to match the modern workforce and guarantee benefits to everyone looking for work but still jobless through no fault of their own June 24, 2021 Only one in five workers are working from home due to COVID: Black and Hispanic workers are less likely to be able to telework June 2, 2021 By Elise Gould and Jori Kandra Blog There is no justification for cutting federal unemployment benefits: The latest state jobs data show the economy has not fully recovered May 26, 2021 By David Cooper Blog New York included undocumented immigrants in pandemic aid, and 290,000 workers will benefit: Other states should replicate the program May 19, 2021 By David Dyssegaard Kallick Blog New personal income data show the need for broad and permanent unemployment insurance reform April 23, 2021 By Sebastian Martinez Hickey Blog One year later, unemployment insurance claims remain sky-high March 25, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog There are 18 million more continuing UI claims than one year ago: Congress must pass relief package February 11, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog The economy Trump handed off to President Biden: 25.5 million workers—15.0% of the workforce—hit by the coronavirus crisis in January February 5, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog Unemployment claims topped 1.1 million last week: Congress must pass bold relief measures to keep crucial programs from expiring February 4, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog 1.3 million people applied for unemployment insurance last week: Policymakers must pass crucial relief and recovery measures January 28, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog Union workers had more job security during the pandemic, but unionization remains historically low: Data on union representation in 2020 reinforce the need for dismantling barriers to union organizing January 22, 2021 By Celine McNicholas, Heidi Shierholz, and Margaret Poydock Report News from EPI › President-elect Biden’s relief and recovery proposal would be a lifeline to workers and their families January 14, 2021 By Josh Bivens Statement The economy President-elect Biden is inheriting: 26.8 million workers—15.8% of the workforce—are being directly hurt by the coronavirus crisis January 8, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog News from EPI › December jobs report provides a clear picture of Trump’s failed handling of the economy January 8, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators COVID-19 relief should extend CARES Act work-sharing provisions December 7, 2020 By Stephen Herzenberg Blog Load more...