Unemployment is one of the most cooked statistics by the federal government; they have several so they can choose the most ideal to report. The real issue is that unemployment also accounts for people who left the market, aka disabled, left-behind, or those with long term disability due to COVID. So unemployment looks great when you remove all the people deemed not fit for capital to exploit further.
Grifters are a symptom, not the cause. I agree with getting rid of them, but more will follow.