Georgia ranked second in the Southeast Region in April 2021 in paying unemployment insurance benefits to claimants timely behind Mississippi who processes only a quarter of the claims Georgia processes. Georgia ranks second in the nation among the top ten states by population for processing claims in categories less than 21 days. In both the Southeast Region […]
People pass walk by the Vaccination center at the Townsquare Mall in Rockaway, New Jersey on January 8, 2021. - Governor Murphy toured a vaccine mega site at a former Sears store in Morris County, where health officials hope to vaccinate more than 2,000 people per day in coming weeks once the vaccine arrives. Kena Betancur / AFP
That decision will impact about four million workers, and cause many to lose benefits completely.
Almost every state cutting benefits is still below pre-pandemic employment.
Half of all states in America are ending their participation in federal unemployment benefits early, leaving millions of workers with greatly reduced benefits or no benefits at all.