California had 106,000 daily unemployment claims over the past week. Typical daily claims was 2,500.

[Regular_P]

California's increase of unemployment insurance claims is absolutely staggering

As California continues its statewide shelter-in-place order in response to the spread of coronavirus, California governor Gavin Newsom stated that the daily number of unemployment insurance claims in the state has skyrocketed dramatically.

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.

"It is critical that the states get these block grants, that states have the capacity to meet this moment without exhausting their unemployment insurance funds," he said.

MORE: How to file for unemployment benefits in California


A recent report from the state Legislative Analyst’s Office indicated that unemployed workers will likely have to wait more than the usual 21 days before receiving benefits, due to the fact that the system is currently being flooded with new jobless claims.

"Given the extraordinary number of applications received recently, as well as the expectation that claims will continue to increase over the coming weeks, the Legislature should anticipate that first benefit payments will take much longer than 21 days," the report states. "Similar delays occurred during the Great Recession."

 

[Mr. McDowell]

Not good.

 

[EndDomination]

Sounds about right.

Ohio's unemployment site crashed multiple times over the past week or so.

 

[ogc163]

 

[ogc163]

 

[hashmander]

more cracks in the system. if we didn't have this damn electoral college all states would be sought after by candidates instead of just penciling the states that are yours and the ones you can't win so fukk 'em.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Approve a bill where the income cutoff is $75K while your “hotspots” are Cali, NY and Seattle senate brehs

 

[ogc163]

So it seems like that estimate from a couple of days ago will underestimate the unemployment numbers

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

That doesn’t sounds good but the numbers are big.

 

[hashmander]

Approve a bill where the income cutoff is $75K while your “hotspots” are Cali, NY and Seattle senate brehs

i always felt that shyt like this should be adjusted for cost of living. same for tax brackets.

 

[the cac mamba]

Approve a bill where the income cutoff is $75K while your “hotspots” are Cali, NY and Seattle senate brehs

i always felt that shyt like this should be adjusted for cost of living. same for tax brackets.

trump just said 99, do we know what the number is?

it shoulda just gone up to 150k

 

[Mike809]

I want to see Red and swing states by affected by unemployment. If those rust-belt states
get hurt big time by unemployment, then that would make it worse for Trump.

 

[FAH1223]

My uncle who is a truck driver called my mom and then asked me to file his claim for unemployment. He was on vacation and they told him that they didn't have any work for him when he got back.

Went to the Ohio unemployment website and shid don't work right now its being overwhelmed. Gonna have to do it first thing in the morning for him. He used to be a 1099 but now is a W2.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

trump just said 99, do we know what the number is?

it shoulda just gone up to 150k

I think there is a phase out from 75k-99k, that’s said, 1200 ain’t a lot, just give it to everyone 100k and below

 

[Serious]

I filed for it, even though I have a full time job.