Only a Quarter of Unemployed US Workers Filed for Benefits in 2022
- Most didn’t apply because they didn’t think they were eligible
- Bureau of Labor Statistics data suggest claims could be higher
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Only about a quarter of unemployed US workers applied for jobless benefits in 2022, suggesting unemployment claims could be much higher, according to an analysis by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Of those who didn’t apply, more than half of workers said it was because they didn’t believe they were eligible, the BLS said in a report Wednesday. Close to one-in-five abstained because they expected to start working soon.