It pays to stay unemployed. That might be a good thing

Americans have lost jobs by the millions as the coronavirus pandemic continues to bludgeon the U.S. economy.

However, many jobless workers stand to reap a financial benefit from their layoffs.

Some could more than double their prior salaries.

The distortion results from the $2.2 trillion economic relief bill enacted in March, which boosted jobless benefits to a level unseen since the unemployment insurance program was created in the 1930s.

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