Indiana ending federal pandemic unemployment benefits next month By: Maura Johnson
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced today that, beginning June 19, Indiana will end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment insurance programs.
“There are help wanted signs posted all over Indiana, and while our economy took a hit last year, it is roaring like an Indy 500 race car engine now. I am hearing from multiple sector employers that they want and need to hire more Hoosiers to grow,” said Gov. Holcomb. “We have a myriad of work options in every region of our state with many more coming online every week.”
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Starting June 19, unemployed Hoosiers will no longer have access to federally funded pandemic unemployment benefits.
But thousands of Indiana residents continue to receive unemployment insurance benefits. Indiana workers filed roughly 8,100 new jobless claims during the first week of May.
How many people are using unemployment benefits?
According to the governor s office, Indiana’s unemployment rate has recovered to 3.9% after climbing to 17% at the height of the pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Labor says 473,000 Americans sought unemployment benefits during the first week of May, a drop of 34,000 from the previous week and new pandemic low.
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