Our government has failed in their response at local, state, and federal levels. The other thing we're going to be seeing soon is that these Unemployment programs have failed to do what they're ordained to do.<p>This is an anecdote, but my brother was furloughed and has been waiting on any money (including the first stimulus) for literally <i>months</i>
This source kind of sucks for good info. To put this number in perspective:<p>- It's almost exactly the same as new claims last week (1.31 million)<p>- Total continuing claims not including this week are at 17.4M (dropping weekly, somehow)<p>It's worth noting that the PPP plan for employers was extended to a 24-week period rather than the initial 8 weeks, which to me has some interesting implications and loopholes. States re-locking down due to surges in cases will probably have a bad impact on employment as well. The supplemental unemployment payments have not yet been renewed and will end at the end of July.
The source of this figure is here and includes graphs that can help put the numbers in perspective:<p><a href="https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf</a>
"Government doesn't work. Elect us and we'll prove it!" --One of the two major political parties in the US.<p>We get the government we voted for, so I guess that's the one we deserve.