Preliminary unemployment claims in Wisconsin up by nearly 30,000 since Sunday

Preliminary unemployment claims are rising very fast in Wisconsin due to coronavirus pandemic.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LOOKINGFOR WORK IS NEARLY DOUBLINGEVERY DAY BECAUSE OFBUSINESSES CLOSING IN THE WAKEOF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLEHAVE ALREADY FILED THIS WEEK.SHAUN GALLAGHER IS LIVE IN BAYVIEW THIS MORNING TO WALK YOUTHROUGH THE STEPS IF YOU NEEDTORESTAURANTS AND BARS LIKETHESE IN WALKER'S POINT HAVEBEEN FORCED TO SHUT DOWNBECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS.LEAVING EMPLOYEES WITH NOINCOME.AND THE NEWESTUNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS SHOW IT.CLAIMS ARE NEARLY DOUBLINGEVERY DAY.ACCORDING TO EARLYNUMBERS FROM THE US Departmentof Labor -- NEARLY 30 THOUSANDPEOPLE HAVE FIELD FORUNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SINCESUNDAY IN WISCONSIN.

WEDNESDAYALONE THERE WERE ALMOST15-THOUSAND.

AN ASTOUNDINGLYHIGH NUMBER COMPARED TO THESAME DAY LAST YEAR.WHEN THEREWERE ONLY 725.THE STATE DEPARTMENT OFWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ISENCOURAGING PEOPLE TOUNEMPLOYMENT ONLINE TO SPEEDUP THE PROCESS.

HERE'S HOW YOUDO THAT.

THERE ARE TWO STEPS:FIRST -- APPLY ONLINE THE WEEKYOU BECOME UNEMPLOYED.

DO NOTWAIT TO FILE.

SECOND -- FILEYOUR WEEKLY CLAIM.

THIS WILLREQUIRE YOU TO ANSWERQUESTIONS AND YOU MUSTCONTINUE TO DO SO EACH WEEK.HEAD TO TMJ4 DOT COM SLASHLINKS TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW.GOVERNOR EVERS IS PUSHING THELEGISLATURE TO WAIVE AONE-WEEK WAITING PERIOD TORECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSIN THE WAKE OF SOARINGAPPLICATIONS THIS WEEK.WALKER'S POINT, SG, TMJ-4 NEWSTODAY.