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Originally Posted by llaran
One thing not being taken into account are all of the teachers and others school personel who file for unemployment at the end of the school year (now) and are really not unemployed, they have a when school starts in Aug. or Sept. At that time there will be a big drop in the numbers.
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That is on a state-by-state basis. A quick check shows that teachers are NOT eligible in states like California, but some SUBSTITUTE teachers are (unless they were employed in any other fashion for at least 4 hours during the week).
Remember, in general, a state unemployment board calls employers to verify that someone was actually fired. They have to because, if you quit, you're not eligible for benefits. If you're still under contract, well, you're still employed. It's like professional athletes who are under contract for a year but may only be paid during 6 months of the year.
I spot-checked the rules for California, New York, Massachusetts (and got Alabama as a side effect) and NONE of them allow teachers to receive unemployment benefits during the summer.
So there's ANOTHER myth busted.