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With 4 million Americans long-term unemployed, benefits cliff looms

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March 5, 2021
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Food is loaded as drivers in their vehicles wait in line on arrival at a “Let’s Feed LA County” food distribution hosted by the Los Angeles Food Bank on Dec. 4, 2020 in Hacienda Heights, California.

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Long-term joblessness is nearing a record, as Washington lawmakers rush to pass another pandemic aid package ahead of a benefits cliff for the long-term unemployed.

Long-term unemployment is a period of at least six months without a job. It’s an especially risky stretch of joblessness relative to household finances, say some economists.

About 4.1 million unemployed Americans were long-term unemployed in February — up by about 3 million people over the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Such workers accounted for 41.5% of all jobless workers last month, according to the agency, which issued its monthly jobs report on Friday.

That share has steadily grown during the pandemic. It is quickly approaching the historical peak hit in the aftermath of the Great Recession: 45.5% in April 2010.

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Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress are trying to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill and get it to President Joe Biden for signature by the end of next week.

Millions of long-term-unemployed workers are poised to lose unemployment benefits after March 14.

Dangerous period

Long-term unemployment is an especially dangerous period of joblessness, according to labor economists.

For one, household income may drop significantly. But the dynamic also makes finding a new job more difficult, scars workers’ long-term earnings potential and raises the odds of losing a job (if they find one) down the road, economists said.

There remain 9.5 million fewer jobs than before the pandemic.

“Today’s jobs report reveals that the overall U.S. economy remains on a positive, albeit slow, recovery path,” said Robard Williams, a senior vice president at the credit-rating agency Moody’s.

The U.S. added 379,000 jobs in February. That’s an improvement from the 166,000 in January and a drop of 306,000 in December.

But the unemployment rate was little changed — 6.2% in February versus 6.3% in January. And unemployment rose for some groups, like Black workers and those without a college degree.

The U.S. is distributing vaccines to beat back the coronavirus and Democrats may soon infuse $1.9 trillion of spending into the economy. However, pain will likely persist, at least in the short term, before widespread vaccine rollout and the accompanying resumption of economic activity.

Meanwhile, the prevailing weak growth is troublesome for the long-term unemployed, according to economists. Finding work is already more difficult for such individuals, and tepid job improvement makes that task all the more challenging.

Businesses may look unfavorably on long gaps in employment, for example. Jobs may not be available to workers in hotels, restaurants or other hard-hit industries. Employers in other industries may not readily hire a candidate with less experience than others.

“The longer they’re out of a job, the harder it is to find a new one,” Williams said. “That holds in this period, as well as in good times.”

Unemployment benefits can offer some income support to those who qualify. But they’re at the mercy of federal lawmakers, who must pass legislation to extend benefits.

Aid typically lasts up to six months, though Congress has twice passed legislation to extend the duration of benefits.

“The income stream isn’t 100% certain,” said Nick Bunker, economic research director at jobs website Indeed. “It really depends on what happens in Washington and the timing of certain bills passing.”

In fact, almost 3 million workers appear to have lost their benefits the week after Christmas due to the timing of a $900 billion relief package passed in December.

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