BLS: Massive Job Losses in All Major Metros; Fresno, Tuscon and Tulsa have fewest

[The North One]

Nooooo Europe is RADICAL SOCIALISM, we cannot have that here and will fight tooth and nail to prevent it!

[SIGSEGV]

I'm hoping that Chicago lets restaurants near parks put some tables out on park property.

[fern]

As a self employed painter and decorator the government has given me a grant of 80% of my income for the last 3 months.
In August I'll be entitled to another 3 months at 70% along with the furlough scheme that's the only reason the UK unemployment numbers aren't as bad as the states .
Never in my lifetime could I have imagine that the conservative government would pay my wages for half a year.
We live in crazy times.

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by fern

As a self employed painter and decorator the government has given me a grant of 80% of my income for the last 3 months.
In August I'll be entitled to another 3 months at 70% along with the furlough scheme that's the only reason the UK unemployment numbers aren't as bad as the states .
Never in my lifetime could I have imagine that the conservative government would pay my wages for half a year.
We live in crazy times.

To be fair, you would probably be making a higher share of your wages in the U.S. system. But you would be officially unemployed. And you would have to be furloughed to maintain all benefits (medical and the like).

Most U.S. unemployed are currently earning more than they were while employed. But this benefit likely ends August 1.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by Crawford

To be fair, you would probably be making a higher share of your wages in the U.S. system. But you would be officially unemployed. And you would have to be furloughed to maintain all benefits (medical and the like).

Most U.S. unemployed are currently earning more than they were while employed. But this benefit likely ends August 1.

Do they allowed self-employed to file unemployment claims now?

[fern]

Originally Posted by Crawford

To be fair, you would probably be making a higher share of your wages in the U.S. system. But you would be officially unemployed. And you would have to be furloughed to maintain all benefits (medical and the like).

Most U.S. unemployed are currently earning more than they were while employed. But this benefit likely ends August 1.

That'a interesting the maximum payment for the 3 month period is £7,500 or about 9,500 US

[streetscaper]

In Surprise, U.S. Unemployment Fell in May
NYTimes

"The job market unexpectedly reversed its free fall in May as employers brought back millions of workers after pandemic-induced layoffs and the unemployment rate declined.
Tens of millions remain out of work, and the unemployment rate, which fell to 13.3 percent from 14.7 percent in April, remains higher than in any previous postwar recession.
But employers added 2.5 million jobs in May, the Labor Department said Friday, defying economists’ expectations of further losses and offering hope that the rebound from the pandemic-induced economic crisis could be faster than forecast.
Still, job openings remain far below normal, and the trillions of dollars in government assistance that have helped keep the economy on life support may be nearing their end...


....The rehiring bonanza at restaurants helped to lift payrolls.

Restaurants and bars, health care employers and construction were among the sectors that drove the May job market improvement, based on the Labor Department’s report.

About 1.4 million people gained or took back their restaurant jobs, even as hotels continued to shed workers. About 460,000 were hired or rehired in construction, 370,000 in retail, and 390,000 in health care and social assistance. That latter boost came heavily from dentist’s offices, which took back some 245,000 workers.
The data tells the story of an employment rebound as the state and local economies began to reopen and Paycheck Protection Program checks went out, spurring rehiring and bringing workers back onto payrolls."