America’s safety net only aids 3 out of 10 unemployed workers without a permanent fix, study finds

FILE PHOTO - Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), accompanied by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), speaks with reporters following the party luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

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To help Americans struggling during the pandemic, President Joe Biden extended weekly $300 unemployment benefits through September 6 in the stimulus package he signed into law in February.

But the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found in a report released Wednesday that the overall unemployment insurance (UI) system needs a permanent revamp better suited to today’s economy.

Nationwide, fewer than three in 10 unemployed workers receive UI while less than half of the average worker’s lost earnings get replaced by UI, the report found. In several states, it added, fewer than the details ⇒

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