Here’s which states are eliminating pandemic unemployment benefits and when.
Twenty-six states have said they will stop participating in some or all of the federal unemployment programs that were created during the pandemic. Many governors cited shortages of workers in ending the expanded benefits.
Twenty-six states will halt some or all emergency benefits created amid the pandemic’s devastating impact on workers, with many Republican state governors blaming the programs for a shortage of workers in many industries.
Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana ordered a cessation of the payments, but the state must continue to provide the benefits because of a pending lawsuit, a judge ruled. Maryland has also faced a court battle over cutting off benefits.
The changes affect four programs:
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, which provides eligible individuals with $300 a week on top of their regular benefits.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, which covers freelancers, part-time hires, seasonal workers and others who do not normally qualify for state unemployment benefits.
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, which extends benefits for workers who have exhausted their state allotment.
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation, which offers additional assistance for people who make their income by combining a salaried job with freelance gigs.
The following is the list of states that will stop participating in the federal supplemental unemployment assistance.
Coral Murphy Marcos is a business reporter. More about Coral Murphy Marcos
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