Release: South Dakota to End Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
South Dakota to End Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
PIERRE, SD – Today, Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) announced South Dakota will terminate its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs.
“Businesses across the state continue to say they would grow and expand, if it wasn’t for the lack of workers. Help wanted signs line our streets,” said
state Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman. “South Dakota is, and has been, ‘Open for Business.’ Ending these programs is a necessary step towards recovery, growth, and getting people back to work.”
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Initial jobless claims in Iowa up 16%, continuing claims down 5% last week
$7,324,997.55 in unemployment insurance benefits were paid out in the state last week, a weekly decrease of $435,596.71 (5.61%). Author: Mario Rossi, The Associated Press Published: 12:21 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 12:21 PM CDT May 13, 2021
IOWA, USA 3,649 initial unemployment claims were filed last week in Iowa, an increase of 504 (16.03%) from the previous week.
3,146 initial claims for the week of May 2-8 were by people who work and live in Iowa, and 503 were by individuals who work in Iowa but live outside the state.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday the state will stop paying $300 in federal unemployment benefits June 12.
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May 11, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The state of Tennessee is ending multiple federally funded pandemic unemployment programs in July.
In a news release, the state says it will be ending Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation.
“We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs because Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in our state,” said Gov. Lee. “Families, businesses and our economy thrive when we focus on meaningful employment and move on from short-term, federal fixes.”
The release says this will take effect on July 3.
The state says their are multiple programs available to help people back into the workforce.
On June 19, Alabama will no longer be participating in federally funded unemployment assistance programs established to help Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.