SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A report released Thursday by the San Diego Workforce Partnership estimated that more than 67,379 employees have been affected by COVID-19, more than 35,000 of whom work in the hospitality and restaurant industries.
Last week, 318,064 Californians filed unemployment claims — nearly the same amount as filed the previous week, and 2.8 times the pre-COVID-19 weekly record, bringing total filings to 4 million over the last six weeks. By comparison, the 79 weeks of the Great Recession saw 4.9 million filings. read more
How many commute between SD and Tijuana everyday?
Californians, please sit down and be patient. Everything is fine. Oh, and zip your mouths and do as you’re told. Your Governor’s got this.
Also, Trump’s fault.
Because I said so, that’s why. Because Orange Man Bad.
The government forcefully shut down the country and told people to file for unemployment. So why is everyone surprised that the unemployment numbers skyrocketed?! Stop the forced closures and let people go back to work.
complain to lorena bobbit-gonzalez, the ab5 job-cutter
Look at the percentage of the workforce that isn’t working because there is no job available, not just the UI collectors, and it’s already at those levels.
Meaningless. Completely meaningless. Because the democrats rigged unemployment compensation to pay more than when they were working. That’s why the polls show the people massively support keeping the lockdown intact.
And guess what. When the time is up for unemployment benefits, the democrats in congress will extend it with new money and the republicans in congress will go right along with it and trump will sign it. and then workers will still support continuing the lockdown.
Aint life grand to have people in leadership who are actively trying to FUCKING DESTROY this country?
how many of the unemployed voted for nancy’s nephew?