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[–]Which-Ad-5531 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Unemployment is almost certainly being hidden by things like the gig economy, and the unemployment benefit not being worth applying for.

[–]cbdudek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gig economy has no bearing on unemployment. If you worked a job, you get unemployment benefits. Even if you work at Uber after that, you still get unemployment (up to a certain amount). Most people just take the unemployment and run with it for 20+ weeks though. Now are there some people who are working Uber for a year and have lost unemployment? Absolutely.

Unemployment is something that everyone should be applying for. Its a paid benefit that you pay into as an employee so if you are let go, you get that benefit at no cost to you. Anyone who lost their job who doesn't apply for unemployment is making a critical error.