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A new Fed study blows a hole in the GOP argument that unemployment benefits caused the labor shortage
The Federal Reserve analysis found little difference between states that pulled the plug on federal…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Juliana Kaplan  Â
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Today is the last day that many unemployed workers can claim federal jobless aid - and states probably won't be renewing them
Congress and President Biden have shown no interest in renewing the jobless stimulus benefits. Mill…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Juliana Kaplan  Â
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Biden and Congress are setting 'a 5-alarm fire' by letting federal unemployment benefits expire in a week as Delta surges, an expert says
Federal jobless aid expires in a week. Congress isn't renewing it. "A lot of people will be harmed …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Juliana Kaplan  Â
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AOC and other progressives open the door to fighting Biden on renewing federal unemployment benefits
Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Cori Bush told Insider they want to extend jobless aid. But it would…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig  Â
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Sen. Joe Manchin signals he won't back renewal of federal jobless aid for gig workers and long-term unemployed past Labor Day
"I'm done with extensions," he told Insider. "The economy is coming back." His opposition could tor…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig  Â
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The decision to cut $300 federal unemployment benefits in GOP states is 'tied to politics, not economics,' JPMorgan says
Just under half of the states in America have ended federal unemployment benefits early. They're al…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig  Â
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3 federal pandemic-aid programs expired as of Labor Day, severing millions of Americans from unemployment benefits
The Century Foundation, a left-leaning think tank, estimated that 7.5 million people - including gi…
Mia Jankowicz  Â
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7.5 million workers just lost their unemployment benefits and Biden didn't step in: 'I'm very, very angry because this is an attempt, in my opinion, to force us all back to work in low paying jobs'
A Delta variant surge is keeping many people from returning to work, especially high-risk, low pay …
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig  Â
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Meet a Pennsylvania mom set to lose her unemployment benefits because she can't send her kid back to school. 'They should not end any benefits until at least there is a vaccine for all ages.'
"When I went to work, that was my sanity. That was my break from being stuck in this house. I'm lit…
Juliana Kaplan  Â
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States that ended unemployment benefits early took a big economic hit - and the rest of the country's next
States that cut benefits saw $2 billion less in spending than before. As benefits wind down for eve…
Juliana Kaplan  Â
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Indiana gets to keep unemployment benefits - but only because of a technicality
In Indiana, a court ruling struck down reinstating benefits, but the state still has to pay them ou…
Juliana Kaplan  Â
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Jobless Oklahomans just won back unemployment benefits - at least the 3rd GOP-governed state where that's happened
Oklahoma is the latest state where workers have successfully temporarily won back federal benefits.…
Juliana Kaplan  Â
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Unemployment aid will vanish for 7.5 million workers in September. There's no plan to extend.
Federal unemployment aid for long-term jobless people and gig workers expire in a month. The Centur…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig  Â
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An Indiana judge just preserved extra unemployment benefits for thousands
"Indiana law recognizes the importance of these benefits. Indiana law requires the State to accept …
Juliana Kaplan  Â
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Meet 2 Americans who just lost unemployment benefits as thousands of workers are cut off from $300 per week
"I kind of feel like the rug got jerked out from under me," a Missourian told Insider, as a dozen s…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig  Â
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Indiana is getting sued over ending federal unemployment benefits early - and it could mean benefits won't expire next week
The two law firms suing have asked for a preliminary injunction as the case proceeds, which would g…
Juliana Kaplan  Â
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$39 billion of stimulus unemployment benefits were likely wasted by inefficient state governments, watchdog finds
The Office of the Inspector General found states had trouble implementing unemployment benefits fro…
Ayelet Sheffey  Â
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25 states are moving to end unemployment benefits. 15 of them have lower than average vaccination rates.
Four of the five states with less than 40% of the population vaccinated are ending federal unemploy…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff  Â
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Biden signals he backs ending $300 federal unemployment benefit in September as set under stimulus law
The White House said Biden's remarks didn't extend to federal programs aiding gig-workers and long-…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Juliana Kaplan  Â
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Half of all US states are scrapping stimulus-era jobless benefits, cutting off 4 million workers from federal aid
GOP states are pulling the plug on federal unemployment benefits in weeks. One top Democrat said he…