Jerome Powell: “Many employees are reluctant to go back quickly, and it may partly be…”

On the recordJune 16, 2020

Many employees are reluctant to go back quickly, and it may partly be that the $600 is generous compared to what they make.

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Republican · District of Columbia

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Powell discusses employee reluctance to return to work due to generous unemployment benefits.

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