

Relief payments were intended to ease COVID’s economic impact and support the economy in the process. Economic Recovery For Some READ MORE: Northeast Baltimore 7-Eleven Targeted In Unsuccessful ATM Theft But many clues point to where things are heading. But will the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) be sending out another stimulus check in 2021? A few places, including California, have recognized the need for more help and provided additional payments. The federal unemployment bonus ended over two months ago, but millions of people remain short of food and behind on bills. But many others still struggle to find suitable work. Many people are even choosing not to return to the workforce for the time being. Still, shortages and inflation persist, and some people haven’t caught up to where they were early last year, even as unemployment nears pre-pandemic levels, with jobs widely available in certain sectors. The economy as a whole has surpassed where it was before the pandemic. President Biden has more strongly pushed to encourage vaccines. The Delta variant is still causing positive cases, albeit at a reduced rate, and the Omicron variant is now starting to show up across the country. ( CBS Baltimore ) - The pandemic continues, long after COVID first shut down the economy in early 2020.
