economic policy

Scatter point chart showing Change in Number of Unemployed Relative to Ratio of Unemployed Persons to Unemployment Insurance Recipients

April Unemployment Data Do Not Indicate Benefits of Keeping Workers Home

Friday, May 21, 2021
The employment data for April 2021 have elevated the question of whether the availability of unemployment benefits at higher levels during the COVID-19 economic crisis is keeping workers at home. Today’s state-by-state data release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offers one piece of evidence that this is not the case. Read More