[JGPhila]

Jobs are going begging. Many chose to stay home and collect federal benefits. This, along with the moratorium, took away the incentive of many to work. The next step should be for all the remaining States to join those that have terminated payment of enhanced unemployment benefits. Perhaps then people will go back to work.

[bgill]

While there must have been some job loss, all the parking lots were full here, even the very essential nail salons. I’d never seen so many work trucks blocking our street. Home improvements and construction business was booming. Most houses are vacation rentals and they were booked full even through the normally slow winter. That created more jobs for lawn and housekeeping crews. It also caused booms in area businesses like grocery stores, restaurants, tourist attractions were somewhat limited, gas stations, golf courses and especially boat and water toy rentals.