Out of work Pennsylvanians will begin receiving an extra $300 a week in unemployment payments starting this week. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry made the announcement Friday. The extension of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program is part of the federal stimulus that Congress passed last month.
North Carolina has surpassed the 1.4 million mark for initial state and federal unemployment insurance claims, the N.C. Division of Employment Security reported Friday.
There were 7,030 claims filed Thursday. The seven-day range is 3,966 on Jan. 2 to 15,870 on Sunday.
The record daily high for the pandemic stands at 43,297 claims filed on Dec. 27 â the day after the PEUC and PUA programs expired. DES said in a Dec. 27 statement that the increase in claims filed after Dec. 26 does not indicate . new claimants entering the system.
Altogether, there have been 3.14 million state and federal UI claims during the pandemic. Some federal programs require filing additional state claims.
From Staff Reports
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier today announced that thousands of Pennsylvanians will begin receiving an extra $300 per week in unemployment payments starting this week. The extension of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program is part of the federal stimulus that Congress passed last month.
“This boost in unemployment benefits is vital to hardworking Pennsylvania families who have lost their income as a result of the global pandemic,” said Berrier. “I am pleased that L&I was able to work with the federal Department of Labor (DOL) to get the information needed to quickly restart this program and get payments into the pockets of Pennsylvanians in need.”
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