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Friday, 29 March 2024

Pennsylvania Officials Give Update As Woes Continue For Those Unemployed

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Pennsylvania Officials Give Update As Woes Continue For Those Unemployed
Pennsylvania Officials Give Update As Woes Continue For Those Unemployed
Natasha Brown reports.

RECESSION SINCE THE GROUPBEGAN FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTSBACK IN 1979.WOES CONTINUE FOR THOSEFILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS AREUPDATING US ON WHAT THEY'REDOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEUNEMPLOYED GET PAID.NATASHA BROWN IS IN FAIRMOUNTWITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.HI, NATASHA.Reporter: HI THERE,JESSICA.IT CERTAINLY IS A MONUMENTALTASK IN THIS DAY AND AGE HEREWITH THIS PANDEMIC.SINCE IT ALL BEGAN, THE STATEOFFICIALS TELL US THEY HAVEPAID OUT $14 BILLION INUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND2.5 MILLION PENNSYLVANIANSHAVE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENTAT THIS POINT.THEY HAVE HAD TO TOTALLYREVISE THE WAY CLAIMS AREFILED.SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THEPANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMSHAVE FILTERED IN FAST ANDFURIOUSLY THROUGHOUTPENNSYLVANIA AS BUSINESSESREMAIN SHUTTERED.THE STATE'S LABOR AND INDUSTRYSECRETARY UPDATES US ON THESTAGGERING NUMBERS.MILLIONS OF CLAIMS HAVE BEEN2.5 MILLIONS CLAIMS HAVEBEEN FILED SINCE MARCH 15TH.2 MILLION FOR REGULARUNEMPLOYMENT AND ABOUT 512,000FOR THE PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENTASSISTANCE.Reporter: HUNDREDS OFADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS HAVEBEEN HIRED TO KEEP UP WITH THETREMENDOUS LOAD OF CLAIMS ANDTO HELP GET THROUGH THEBACKLOG OF FILINGS FROM THOSESEEKING UNEMPLOYMENTCOMPENSATION.WE'VE ADDED 312 NEWEMPLOYEES BRINGING THE TOTALOF UC SERVICE CENTER STAFF TO1,491.Reporter: WE'VE ADDED 358ADDITIONAL STATE EMPLOYEES WHOHAVE BEEN REASSIGNED FROMOTHER OFFICERS AND AGENCIES TOASSIST IN UNEMPLOYMENT COMP.Reporter: NOT ONLY IS THECOMMONWEALTH PROCESSING ANUNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF CLAIMSBUT IT'S ALSO DEALING WITHSCAMMERS WHO HAVE TARGETEDUNSUSPECTING CLAIMANTS.SCAMMERS HAVE STOLENPERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATIONTO ESTABLISH PHONY BANKACCOUNTS AND IN AN ATTEMPT TORECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENTCOMPENSATION BENEFITS.Reporter: WHILE FRAUDINVESTIGATORS TACKLE SCAMMERSL AND I SAYS ITS SYSTEM HASNOT BEEN BREACHED.MEANTIME PHILADELPHIABUSINESSES ARE BEGINNING TOSEE A LIFELINE NOW THAT THECITY IS IN THE YELLOWREOPENING PHASE AND STATEOFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE SEEINGSIGNS OF HOPE ON THE HORIZON.THE NUMBERS THAT WE HADSEEN APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENTHAVE BEEN DROPPING.Reporter: WELL, THAT ISCERTAINLY THE GOOD NEWS ATTHIS POINT.WE CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW ASIT STANDS IN PENNSYLVANIA, THEUNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 15.1%.THE NEXT JOBS REPORT COMES OUTON JUNE 16TH.THAT IS THE VERY LATEST FOR

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