China Overseas Chinese Network, July 16 (Xinhua Daily) reported that a few days ago, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (Illinois Department of Employment Security) pointed out that an additional 600 yuan (US dollars, the same below) of federal unemployment benefits The payment will come to an end on July 25th. Many people who are "at home and at home" because of this subsidy have begun to find new jobs and enter the workplace.
"After the end of the month, there is only 120 yuan per week in unemployment benefits, and it is not enough to not find a job." Li Yong, who has been home because of the closure of the working restaurant since late March, has actively contacted the restaurant in the past few days and will return to work from next week. .
In the past few months, Li Yong can receive 720 yuan of unemployment benefits every week, and the monthly income is about 3,000 yuan. Two 8-year-old and 11-year-old children are at home because of school suspension and summer camps. "I just took care of myself at home." At the moment, there was no income worries and consideration of children. Since the epidemic, I have not returned to work in restaurants. However, as the federal additional unemployment allowance is about to stop, the income of my family has dropped sharply, and I can’t live without money, so I have to quickly plan to return to work. .
"Fortunately, many restaurants have resumed work one after another, and after the kitchen work is still lacking, I have said to the owner of a takeaway shop and I will go back to work on the 20th." Li Yong said that he was lucky enough to find a job, some in hotels and retail Friends of the industry, because these industries are still closed or layoffs, I am afraid that before September, everyone will have no jobs.
Amanda, who works at a Marriott hotel in the city, wanted to go back to China to visit her family in early February. She did not expect to take a two-week leave because the epidemic was severe and she could not go back. On the one hand, the hotel was originally a low season in winter. Since the hotel closed down in the middle of the year, "I have not been to work for nearly half a year, and now the federal unemployment allowance is almost gone. I want to go back to work but because the hotel is still closed, there is no work to go."
Amanda said that although the children in the family are older, the mortgage and car loan still have to be paid back every month. Now all industries are laying off staff. It is more difficult to find a new job. "There are still opportunities to work in supermarkets, but my English is not good. , And she’s getting older, so she’s worried about contacting too many people to increase the chance of infection.” Fortunately, a relative was looking for a nanny to take care of the child. She immediately took over the job. ".
It is reported that in order to assist tens of millions of unemployed workers through the difficulties, the White House has said that it does not rule out the agreement to allow the unemployment benefits to be extended slightly after the end of July. (Huang Huiling)