The Foundation for Government Accountability Responds to Boosted Unemployment Benefits that are Impeding Economic Recovery
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The $300 weekly UI bonus is continuing to drive unemployment and make it more difficult for employers to find workers. With 7.4 million open jobs, the problem is that businesses can’t get people to go work.
“Businesses need workers and employers are still competing with the government backed unemployment checks,” said Sam Adolphsen, Policy Director. “The unemployment program is supposed to help people get back to work – instead it’s creating unemployment by paying people not to work.”
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB)
May 11, 2021
Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported an increased unemployment rate of 6.1%. The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) issues the following response: