Widespread unemployment is putting more people at risk of not being financially secure in retirement.
More than 5 million people who lost their jobs lost their health insurance and didn’t find an alternative.
“A lot of workers are saying no, I refuse to go back and put my health at risk and my family’s health at risk for $2, $3 or $4 an hour.”
The problem is worse among households earning $50,000 a year or less.
The extra $600 every week is set to run out at the end of this month.
The six states that have had to reverse business reopenings make up one-third of the economy.
More than half of the companies making cuts say they helped avoid layoffs, for now.
As we approach the deadline for the expanded coronavirus unemployment payments to end, we look at some of the key questions around benefits.
Unless Congress extends the $600-a-week program, benefits are set to expire at the end of July.
So far, the nation’s businesses have avoided laying off 9.3 million workers.