NYS Labor Dept. doles out red tape in response to CBS 6 questions on unemployment system

by Anne McCloy

Wed, February 10th 2021, 8:11 PM UTC

A spokesman from the Governor's Office tells CBS 6 that NYSDOL is now able to answer about 60% of the calls coming in on a daily basis, that's up from 10% before the new phone system came online. (WRGB FILE){ }

"Go get an essential job, do it tomorrow." That was Gov. Cuomo's response when asked about the overwhelmed unemployment system amid the NYS shutdown

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A spokesman from the Governor's Office tells CBS 6 that NYSDOL is now able to answer about 60% of the calls coming in on a daily basis, that's up from 10% before the new phone system came online. (WRGB FILE)

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