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Massachusetts in Poor Position to Pay Out Unemployment Compensation, Research Shows

Massachusetts in Poor Position to Pay Out Unemployment Compensation, Research Shows

The way Massachusetts is handing out unemployment benefits is not sustainable, recent analysis from The Tax Foundation states. On April 9, Jared Walczak, the director of state tax policy for The Tax Foundation, a pro-growth, tax-skeptical think tank in Washington D.C., calculated how long every state could pay out unemployment benefits at the rate it is currently paying amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The way Massachusetts is handing out unemployment benefits is not sustainable, recent analysis from The Tax Foundation states. On April 9, Jared Walczak, the director of state tax policy for The Tax Foundation, a pro-growth, tax-skeptical think tank in Washington D.C., calculated how long every state could pay out unemployment benefits at the rate it is currently paying amid the coronavirus pandemic.…