Unemployed workers aren't required to be looking for work during the pandemic – but they must still certify they're ready, willing and available to work.
During the Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Nearly 80,000 Monmouth County residents have filed for Unemployment and as thousands of jobs open back up, the Freeholders have launched a website with a free online career training course to help sharpen skill sets and resumes for the new workforce.
Senate panel votes to audit the unemployment division and spend $50M in federal aid for tech upgrades. It also wants to delay a hike in unemployment taxes.
Monmouth County Freeholders are allocating $10-million from the federal CARES Act funding they received to provide grants of up to $10,000 to businesses with up to 50 employees.
Roughly one of every seven New Jerseyans covered by unemployment insurance has filed new claims for benefits in three weeks since coronavirus lockdown began.