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In states that dropped the pandemic “kicker” for those who could not find a job during the pandemic, unemployment is dropping. For these states, more people are returning to work when compared to the states that left pandemic related funding in place.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, when employers hard a hard time getting applicants, leftists had a solution. Increase the incentive to apply for work by offering higher pay. This is a good move when the free market dictates it. However, when the government is giving the unemployed the incentive to remain unemployed, this is not good in the long run.<\/p>\n
From Fox News:<\/span><\/p>\n The number of workers paid benefits through regular state programs fell 13.8% by the week ended June 12 from mid-May — when many governors announced changes — in states saying that benefits would end in June, according to an analysis by Jefferies LLC economists. That compares with a 10% decline in states ending benefits in July, and a 5.7% decrease in states ending benefits in September. Workers on state programs would lose the $300 weekly federal enhancement but could continuing receiving the state benefits.<\/p>\n Jefferies also found somewhat larger decreases in the number of people receiving benefits through pandemic programs in states curtailing benefits, though the data lags behind by an additional week. In many cases, those recipients will be cut off entirely when their state ends participation in the federal programs.<\/p>\n “You’re starting to see a response to these programs ending,” said Aneta Markowska, Jefferies’ chief financial economist. In recent months “employers were having to compete with the government handing out money, and that makes it very hard to attract workers.”<\/p>\n Other economists and many Democrats say other factors, including lack of child care and fear of Covid-19, are also keeping many potential workers out of the labor force.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fox News has more information at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"