Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending May 8
News StaffMay 14, 2021Business
Weekly Unemployment Numbes
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of May 2-8, a total of 266 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is an increase of 2 claims from the prior week’s total of 264.
The latest number of continued state claims is 2,576 for the week ending May 1, a decrease of 626 from the prior week’s total of 3,202. This indicates the number of unemployed workers eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.
For the week ending May 8, a total of $453,000 was paid out in state benefits, in addition to $815,000 in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), $78,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and $316,000 in Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits.
As more states look to end federal enhanced unemployment, nearly 2 million people could lose at least some of their unemployment benefits By Sarah Ewall-Wice More states to end added unemployment benefits
Nearly 2 million Americans could lose at least some and in many cases all of their federal unemployment benefits starting next month, as a growing number of Republican governors have announced they will end their states participation in the federal programs as coronavirus pandemic restrictions ease.
But some progressives are calling on the Biden administration to find ways to continue at least some of that aid, and the administration is examining the matter.
UPDATE- New Yorkers are required to file state taxes on money received from pandemic
Updated May 14, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New Yorkers are required to file a tax form for unemployment benefits received in 2020.
The Statement for Recipients of Certain Government Payments (1099-G) is a tax form that shows how much an individual was paid in benefits from NYSDOL in 2020.
The 1099-G tax forms include the total amount of money one was paid in unemployment benefits in 2020, along with adjustments or tax withholdings made to the benefits.
The 1099-G tax form includes money received from Unemployment Insurance (UI), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Extended Benefits (EB), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), and Lost Wages Assistance (LWA).
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Governor DeWine: Ohio to Stop Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
Governor DeWine Thursday announced that the administration will inform the U.S. Department of Labor that Ohio intends to stop participation in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program on June 26, 2021.
“When the program was put in place, it was a lifeline for many Americans at a time when the only weapon we had in fighting the virus was through social distancing, masking, and sanitization,” said Governor DeWine. “This is no longer the case as we now have an abundant supply of vaccines.”
The FPUC program gave states funding to offer enhanced unemployment benefits, including an additional $600, and now an additional $300.
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During the week of May 2-8, a total of 266 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is an increase of 2 claims from the prior week’s total of 264.
The latest number of continued state claims is 2,576 for the week ending May 1, a decrease of 626 from the prior week’s total of 3,202. This indicates the number of unemployed workers eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.
For the week ending May 8, a total of $453,000 was paid out in state benefits, in addition to $815,000 in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), $78,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and $316,000 in Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits.