Frustration continues as Michiganders struggle to apply for unemployment amid COVID-19 pandemic
DETROIT – Michiganders have been struggling to apply for unemployment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The system has been overwhelmed as the outbreak has left many people without work.
Help: uia-miwamissues@michigan.gov is a dedicated IT inbox used to unlock people’s unemployment accounts.
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Michigan Sen. Lana Theis and an unemployment liaison hosted a teleconference Tuesday night to answer questions.
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