A new proposal to revamp unemployment systems and increase benefits announced
When millions of workers in the US lost jobs, they struggled to receive unemployment benefits from government systems that some leaders say were designed to fail.
OLIVIER DOULIERY
AFP
Nearly 22 million workers in the United States lost their jobs as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. In some of the hardest-hit states, like Florida, state governments saw unemployment jump over 1000% from January 2019 levels. When a crisis of this magnitude strikes, citizens hope that their government and the systems needed to provide relief work.
Well in Florida, and across the country, they did not.