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Federal pandemic unemployment benefits expire nationwide
Sep 6, 2021
No more gig worker and self-employed benefits, no more extra $300 a week and no more extended aid for the long-term unemployed.
As federal jobless benefits cutoff looms, millions still unemployed
Aug 5, 2021
Many states ended pandemic-related federal unemployment programs early, but there's no evidence it sent more people back to work.
As some states forego federal pandemic benefits, workers weigh their options
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Blake Farmer
Jun 23, 2021
In Tennessee, the governor says everyone should be able to find a job that's a good fit. Workers say it's not that simple.
Will cutting federal unemployment benefits push job growth?
Jun 14, 2021
Four states have now shut off the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits.
Nearly half of states will cut short federal jobless benefits
May 27, 2021
The economy is steadily improving, but we're not back to "normal."
More Republican-led states opting out of federal unemployment payments
May 14, 2021
Republican governors say the added federal benefits are discouraging people from taking jobs.
3 states will exit federal pandemic unemployment programs. More are likely to follow.
May 10, 2021
The Republican governors of Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina say the benefits keep people out of the workforce.
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Unemployment insurance is broken. What would it take to fix it?
Jan 20, 2021
Making the unemployment system a federal program could help reduce some of the huge racial disparities that currently exist.
Unemployment insurance is broken. How can it be fixed?
Nov 18, 2020
When tens of millions of workers were laid off and applied for benefits in the spring, the system crashed. Here are some ideas for making it work better.
Jobless Americans struggle to get and keep benefits
Nov 4, 2020
More than seven months into the pandemic, more people are filing for unemployment benefits every week than at any point in the Great Recession.