1> What percentage of the currently unemployed that are receiving unemployment insurance payments courtesy of the various legislative actions would not have been eligible for it 6 months ago.
2> How does that legislation skew the comparisons to previous numbers from the Great Depression / Great recession?
3> About what percentage of the formerly ineligible recipients are not on a payroll because their employers found it cheaper to them and more beneficial to the employee to receive payments via UI instead of the payroll protection package or the employer was unable to access the financing?
4> Are these answers more anecdotal as it is to early to have the numbers compiled?
Personal anecdote: I was able to volunteer unemployment because the expanded payments made my weekly amount close enough to my vacation take home pay to make it doable. I let others in my department with young children and/or stay-at-home spouses/partners that needed the money more work.