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An estimated $27 billion of the increase was due to the $600/week increase in unemployment benefits due to the CARES Act. [20] On May 20, 2021, the Labor Department reported that there had been only 444,000 unemployment claims during the previous week, the lowest number since the beginning of the pandemic. [21]
More on the settlement: Michigan's unemployment agency settles lawsuit for $55 million, will make changes More on claimants waiting on benefits: Years post-pandemic, some out-of-work Michiganders ...
Unemployment extensions are created by passing new legislation at the federal level, often referred to as an "unemployment extension bill". This new legislation is introduced and passed during times of high or above average unemployment rates. Unemployment extensions are set during a date range in order to estimate their federal cost.
Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency asked hundreds of thousands of claimants to recertify for benefits in July 2021 and then told those claimants they were overpaid benefits.
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Unemployment rates historically are lower for those groups with higher levels of education. For example, in May 2016 the unemployment rate for workers over 25 years of age was 2.5% for college graduates, 5.1% for those with a high school diploma, and 7.1% for those without a high school diploma.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services made the COVID-19 vaccines available to all residents age 16 years and older on April 5, 2021, in accordance with President Joe Biden's order directing all states to do so by April 19, 2021.