The federal government is giving unemployed people 600 per week (31,200 a year, 15 an hour on a 40 hour work week) on top of state benefits regardless of their

The federal government is giving unemployed people 600 per week (31,200 a year, 15 an hour on a 40 hour work week) on top of state benefits regardless of their income so anyone making less than that is making more on the federal government alone which is why total income has gone up.