Pennsylvania's Secretary Of Labor Offers Tips On How To Get Unemployment Pay Faster

Jessica Kartalija reports.

FULL FORECAST IN A FEWMINUTES, BACK TO YOU.BETTER NEWS I WILL BEWAITING TO ARE.THAT KATE, THANKS VERY MUCH.COVID-19 PANDEMIC TAKES AHUGE TOLL ON THE ECONOMY.JESSICA JOINS US FROM HER HOMEWITH THE VERY LATESTUNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, JESSICA.REPORTER: THINKS TOUGH.WE ARE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF THEJOB LESS CLAIMS FROM THEWEEKENDING APRIL 25TH.IN PENNSYLVANIA THE LABORDEPARTMENT IS REPORTING MORETHAN 131,000 CLAIMS, AND INNEW JERSEY NEARLY 72,000CLAIMS, AND IN DELAWAREOFFICIALS ARE REPORTING AROUND8,000 CLAIMS.NATIONALLY, OFFICIALS ARELOOKING AT MORE THAN3.8 MILLION CLAIMS FORUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.SO MANY PEOPLE HOFF LOST THEIRJOBS ARE STRUGGLE TOLLING GETTHEIR UNEMPLOYMENTCOMPENSATION AND TODAY,PENNSYLVANIA'S SECRETARY OFLABOR AND INDUSTRY OFFEREDSOME ADVICE FOR WAYS TO GETPAID EVEN FAST TER.IF YOU NEED TO FILE A NEWCLAIM AND WANT TO NECESSITY IFYOU ARE ELIGIBLE DON'T DELAY.WE ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TOSUBMIT YOUR CLAIM EVEN IF YOUARE UNSURE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLEAND OUR STAFF AS THEY WORKTHROUGH THE CLAIMS WILLDETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY.IF YOU STILL HAVEQUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALLUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATIONSTAFF THE (888)313-7284.THAT NUMBER IS ON YOUR SCREENEVERY WEEKDAY.SECRETARY SAYS THAT THE BESTTIME TO YOU WILL CONTACT IS ON