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Some US states ending extra unemployment benefits
By Agence France-Presse
Published May 11, 2021
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A handful of US states announced they will end extra unemployment benefits provided by the federal government, which they say is hindering companies from hiring workers.
Alabama and Mississippi have joined Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina in cutting off the payments that provided $300 a week on top of regular state benefits through early September.
The moves in the Republican-led states came after a disappointing employment report for April released Friday showed the US economy recovered just 266,000 positions last month.
https://www.rawstory.com/some-us-states-ending-extra-unemployment-benefits/
