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The whole system is messed up if people on unemployment have to resort to payday loans just to survive. $320 a week is barely anything in New York. I've been there and it's horrible having to choose between keeping your benefits and being able to pay rent.
Exactly this. The maximum benefit is still way too low for the cost of living here.
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Just want to add that even after your claim gets approved, there's usually a one-week waiting period before you actually receive your first payment. So factor that into your timeline as well. The whole process from application to first payment can easily be 3-4 weeks minimum.
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omg yes i was wondering the same thing!! i thought maybe they were being extra careful about approving claims because of some government policy. but makes sense that its separate
The unemployment system is already so confusing without worrying about federal economic targets too! I'm just focused on getting my weekly claims filed correctly and making sure I'm doing my job search requirements right.
Look, the whole system is designed to discourage people from claiming benefits regardless of what the fed wants. These 'targets' are just politicians playing with numbers while real people struggle to get their rightful benefits. Your 2 week delay is probably just them hoping you'll give up and stop filing.
I understand the frustration but that's not really accurate. NYS Department of Labor processes claims based on state regulations, not federal unemployment targets. The delays are usually due to verification requirements or high claim volumes, not deliberate discouragement tactics.
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If you're having trouble navigating the NYS Department of Labor website for this data, you might want to try calling them directly. I know their phone lines are usually swamped, but I recently discovered this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helps you get through to actual agents. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Could be useful if you need specific clarification on how they calculate these rates.
Interesting, I didn't know there were services to help with NYS Department of Labor calls. Might be worth trying if I can't find what I need online.
Andre Lefebvre
omg i remember learning about this in high school history! wasnt there also something about the stock market being weird that year too? and didnt world war 2 starting help fix everything eventually??
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Ethan Clark
•You're thinking of the right general timeframe, but the 1938 recession was more about fiscal and monetary policy mistakes than stock market issues. And yes, WWII preparation did eventually help with employment, but that's a few years later.
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Zoe Alexopoulos
This sounds exactly like what could happen again today if they mess with unemployment benefits too much. The government always thinks they can just cut spending and everything will be fine but then people lose their jobs and the whole economy crashes. At least now we have better unemployment systems like NYS Department of Labor that can respond faster than they could back in 1938.
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