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<blockquote data-quote="refineryworker05" data-source="post: 4946740" data-attributes="member: 66082"><p>More examples</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epi.org/blog/unemployment-filing-failures-new-survey-confirms-that-millions-of-jobless-were-unable-to-file-an-unemployment-insurance-claim/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Millions of the newly jobless are going without benefits as the unemployment system buckles under the weight of new claims, according to our new national survey, conducted in mid-April.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>For every 10 people who said they successfully filed for unemployment benefits during the previous four weeks:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>Three to four additional people tried to apply but could not get through the system to make a claim.</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>Two additional people did not try to apply because it was too difficult to do so.</strong></em></li> </ul><p><em><strong>These findings imply the official count of unemployment insurance claims likely drastically understates the extent of employment reductions and the need for economic relief during the coronavirus crisis. To quantify the undercount, we look at the 21.5 million workers who <a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/in-the-last-five-weeks-more-than-24-million-workers-applied-for-unemployment-insurance-benefits/" target="_blank">filed</a> for unemployment benefits from March 22 to April 18. Our results suggest:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>An additional 7.8 to 12.2 million people could have filed for benefits had the process been easier.</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>After accounting for these workers—who applied but could not get through or did not try because of the difficult process—about half of potential UI applicants are actually receiving benefits.</strong></em></li> </ul><p><strong><em>When we extrapolate our survey findings to the full five weeks of UI claims since March 15, we estimate that an additional 8.9–13.9 million people could have filed for benefits had the process been easier.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="refineryworker05, post: 4946740, member: 66082"] More examples [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.epi.org/blog/unemployment-filing-failures-new-survey-confirms-that-millions-of-jobless-were-unable-to-file-an-unemployment-insurance-claim/[/URL] [I][B]Millions of the newly jobless are going without benefits as the unemployment system buckles under the weight of new claims, according to our new national survey, conducted in mid-April. For every 10 people who said they successfully filed for unemployment benefits during the previous four weeks: [/B][/I] [LIST] [*][I][B]Three to four additional people tried to apply but could not get through the system to make a claim.[/B][/I] [*][I][B]Two additional people did not try to apply because it was too difficult to do so.[/B][/I] [/LIST] [I][B]These findings imply the official count of unemployment insurance claims likely drastically understates the extent of employment reductions and the need for economic relief during the coronavirus crisis. To quantify the undercount, we look at the 21.5 million workers who [URL='https://www.epi.org/blog/in-the-last-five-weeks-more-than-24-million-workers-applied-for-unemployment-insurance-benefits/']filed[/URL] for unemployment benefits from March 22 to April 18. Our results suggest: [/B][/I] [LIST] [*][I][B]An additional 7.8 to 12.2 million people could have filed for benefits had the process been easier.[/B][/I] [*][I][B]After accounting for these workers—who applied but could not get through or did not try because of the difficult process—about half of potential UI applicants are actually receiving benefits.[/B][/I] [/LIST] [B][I]When we extrapolate our survey findings to the full five weeks of UI claims since March 15, we estimate that an additional 8.9–13.9 million people could have filed for benefits had the process been easier.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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