Nonfarm payroll employment rises by 1.8 million in July; unemployment rate falls to 10.2%

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22. From what I gather

at least from my state (PA) and those surrounding it, the state UE systems were set up so that people needing to receive benefits had to actually login (or I guess call if they had no computer/internet access) WEEKLY to "renew", and many apparently didn't realize that and ended up being dropped off. Meanwhile those trying to call weekly had difficulty even getting through.

And yes, I believe that "actively looking" threshold is there and either not correctly answering that question (notably in the electronic systems) actually resulted in a number of people being kicked off.

So I think in reality, there are more than 32 million out there who would be eligible, including those who are likely legitimately unemployed, but who couldn't navigate a way into the state UE system (whether via a computer system or by contact with a state service rep) and/or who didn't understand the "weekly renewal" requirements.