“The traditional method of measuring unemployment is not set up for people on the fringes of the workforce.”John Chuang, Aquent CEO
The latest data from the Department of Labor paints a sobering picture of the unemployment crisis in Massachusetts. Worse, many are finding it difficult to get relief from both COVID-19 unemployment assistance and the Paycheck Protection Program. According to Chuang there a lot of people who are not getting counted. “They’re executing this through 50 state unemployment offices,” he said, “overwhelmed with just normal applications.”
This story originally broadcast on Boston 25 News.
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