18 States End Unemployment Benefits Early

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Two more states are cutting unemployment benefits early from the 16 states we announced yesterday.

Pennsylvania’s Extended Benefits unemployment program will automatically conclude May 15th.

The PEUC program will be in place until Sept. 4th and anyone on the EB program will be moved to the PEUC program.

Alaska also announced they will be ending the extra federal benefits for unemployed workers on June 12th.

The withdrawal will end a $300 weekly payment that was added under the FPUC program passed in Congress last year.

I’m so sorry if you live in any of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming.

We hope that Congress realizes the urgency that is needed to support these workers so that we aren’t faced with a larger issue.

Meanwhile, The White House on Friday urged businesses struggling to find workers willing to come off…