>>This means that most people in the survey had about 500.00 per month to spend above a month earlier. <<
$52.00 per hour is above the average wage scale in my area. $150.00 would be more like it.
>>The number of people continuing to collect state jobless benefits rose by 31,000 to 2.895 million in the week that ended June 5 from a revised 2.864 million a week earlier. The statistics are reported with a one-week lag to initial claims.<<
Thhe day you collect your last unemployment check is the day you disappear off of the the "unemployed worker" list. Isn't it nice to know that you are no longer 'out of work'?
two and one half hours @ 27.50X-- time and a half over 40 hours times-- 4.5 weeks in these months. equals 500.00...or 80 a week times 4.5. OK I'm off 50 dollars.