Journalism Type: Audio

Audio, News Story (NATIONAL)

Unemployment insurance is broken. How can it be fixed?

November 18, 2020 | Mitchell Hartman | Marketplace
The Biden administration will likely be able to push IT upgrades and enhance data coordination between state and federal systems. But setting new national standards to increase unemployment benefits and expand eligibility will be mostly up to Congress through legislation.
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance

Audio, News Story (NATIONAL)

New jobless claims are down, but unemployment benefits are, too

October 22, 2020 | Mitchell Hartman | Marketplace
Tens of millions of Americans are still out of work. Millions of them are running out of unemployment benefits. And those still on the rolls are no longer getting $600 a week in extra federal payments that expired in late summer.
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance

Audio, News Story (NATIONAL)

States are telling some people to pay back unemployment benefits

October 7, 2020 | Samantha Fields | Marketplace
Tens of millions of people have been on unemployment at some point in the last seven months, since the pandemic began. Now, thousands are being told they have to pay some or all of that money back, either because they made an error when they applied for benefits, or the state did.
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance