Workers can prepare for the possibility of a layoff by researching ahead of time whether they would be eligible for unemployment insurance.

Jan 12, 2023

"The goal was a pandemic insurance, to make sure that people who were falling through the cracks could pay their bills."

Nov 1, 2022

"The small, short-term spending response and its pattern suggest that the (payments) went to many people who did not need the funds.”

Sep 12, 2022

People were much slower to spend their government checks during the pandemic than they were during similar programs in 2001 and 2008.

Feb 23, 2022