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Demovictory9

(32,456 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:33 PM Mar 2020

California's increase of unemployment insurance claims is absolutely staggering. 4,000% increase

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/California-unemployment-coronavirus-numbers-news-15152303.php

During a press conference Monday night, Newsom reported that the daily average of claims over the last seven days is 106,000. The normal average per day is just 2,500, meaning the number of jobless claims has increased by over 4,000%. The governor called for block grants from the federal government to help the state pay for benefits.

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California's increase of unemployment insurance claims is absolutely staggering. 4,000% increase (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2020 OP

Donnie is going to be pissed. He wanted to hide this data captain queeg Mar 2020 #1

While they're at it, CA needs to increase the top weekly benefit rate from $450. stopbush Mar 2020 #2

You need to average $900 a week in order to get that $450 Massacure Mar 2020 #5

A lot of people in CA make well over $900 a week, but the top benefit is still $450 stopbush Mar 2020 #7

Unemployment during the Great Depression was 25% MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #3

The Orange Anus will not like that number. Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #4

those big tax breaks for the super wealthy would come in handy RIGHT ABOUT NOW Skittles Mar 2020 #6

captain queeg

(10,197 posts)

1. Donnie is going to be pissed. He wanted to hide this data

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:34 PM

Mar 2020

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

2. While they're at it, CA needs to increase the top weekly benefit rate from $450.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:37 PM

Mar 2020

Pretty low considering the CoL here.

Massacure

(7,522 posts)

5. You need to average $900 a week in order to get that $450

Reply to stopbush (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:11 PM

Mar 2020

If you work a standard 40 hours, that's $22.50/hr. A lot of people don't make that.

Given that unemployment is a federal-state partnership, it would be nice if we could get the federal government to require a minimum benefit of 60% insurance up to the state median income in order for the state to participate in the partnership. If you make $15/hr, that would increase your benefit by $60 from $300 to $360. I think a change like that would be pretty palatable to Democrats in fairly conservative districts.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

7. A lot of people in CA make well over $900 a week, but the top benefit is still $450

Reply to Massacure (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 01:06 AM

Mar 2020

whether you make $900 or $9000 a week. And that’s the top rate whether you’re single or have a family.

Compare to Ohio - where the CoL is much lower - where the top benefit for an individual is $480 a week, adjusted to $657 a week if you have three dependents. And OH is a red state.