Indiana is ending all the extras put in place to help unemployed people around COVID. That's fine, I might quibble a bit about people who have had organ transplants and the like because it isn't safe for them to be in general public with COVID loose, but that's a smaller group. For most people, jobs can be had.
But that raises another question, has something changed. Here is a quote from an article from Indianapolis WXIN Fox 59 from a couple weeks ago:
So that makes me wonder why. Did a lot of people just give up and retire during COVID. I know 3 people laid off in 2008 who were in their low 60s and decided to just retire and call it a day. Has that happened?
I also wonder, has the gig economy taken a lot of workers during COVID and they aren't interested in going back to traditional jobs. I would think sooner or later food delivery will drop dramatically and some might have to. But especially among younger workers the whole gig idea might beat out the more traditional jobs.
Any other thoughts as to why jobs seems to outpace the combined number of workers and unemployed?
But that raises another question, has something changed. Here is a quote from an article from Indianapolis WXIN Fox 59 from a couple weeks ago:
As of the end of April, in Northeast Indiana there are 12,000 open jobs and only 3400 people collecting unemployment. Indiana’s current unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is near pre-pandemic levels. In April 2020, it peaked at 16.9%
I'll link the article below. We seem to have far more open jobs than people unemployed. Even if those 3400 all went to work, NE Indiana is well short of people.So that makes me wonder why. Did a lot of people just give up and retire during COVID. I know 3 people laid off in 2008 who were in their low 60s and decided to just retire and call it a day. Has that happened?
I also wonder, has the gig economy taken a lot of workers during COVID and they aren't interested in going back to traditional jobs. I would think sooner or later food delivery will drop dramatically and some might have to. But especially among younger workers the whole gig idea might beat out the more traditional jobs.
Any other thoughts as to why jobs seems to outpace the combined number of workers and unemployed?
How much would a person have to make hourly to match what they collect in unemployment in Indiana? We did the math
As it stands now, the maximum state unemployment payment is $390 a week. Through the CARES Act, people who are unemployed can also collect a $300-a-week supplemental federal payment on top of state…
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