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Are the extra payments on unemployment keeping people from returning to the workforce? Some area leaders believe that is at least part of the case.
In an interview, state Assemblyman Andy Goodell noted that there are a number reasons why he believes people haven’t returned. Among them:
¯ Some parents can’t go to work because their schools have not fully reopened. “Businesses are reopening ahead of schools that leaves some parents without childcare,” he said.
¯ Many receiving more in unemployment than they would earn in an entry level job. “You can’t expect people to search for work and rejoin the labor force when it costs them more money for childcare and transportation and they’re going earn less working than they are unemployed,” he said.
Chamber Corner: Let s keep movie making going in Central Mass. with tax credits
Timothy P. Murray and Peter Forman
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have unprecedented impacts on our state and national economy.
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs. Millions more are working from home alongside their children, who are learning remotely. Restaurants have shifted to take-out. Sporting events are held in a bubble. Movie night is every night as those stuck at home devour countless hours of films and episodic television on Disney Plus, Hulu, Netflix and other streaming services.
Many of the movies and shows people across the country are tuning in to were filmed right here in Massachusetts.
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