Hutchinson directs Arkansas to end extra federal unemployment assistance
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Governor Hutchinson has added Arkansas to a shortlist including Montana and West Virginia that are going to refuse supplemental federal unemployment assistance payments of $300 a week, after June 26 .
His statement:
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Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Division of Workforce Services to end the State of Arkansas’s participation in the federal supplemental unemployment assistance after June 26.
“The programs were implemented to assist the unemployed during the pandemic when businesses were laying off employees and jobs were scarce,” Governor Hutchinson said. “As we emerge from COVID-19, retail and service companies, restaurants, and industry are attempting to
Arkansas to end federal unemployment boost in payments
ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas is ending its participation in the federal unemployment program that gives workers an additional $300 a week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday, citing a shortage of workers.
The Republican governor directed the Division of Workforce Services to end the state s participation in the program after June 26. The federally funded additional benefits had been scheduled to run through early September.
Hutchinson said businesses in retail, restaurant and other sectors are trying to return to employment levels before the coronavirus pandemic, but “employees are as scarce today as jobs were a year ago.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson decided on Friday to opt-out of federal supplemental unemployment assistance for the state.
Under the direction of the governor, the Division of Workforce Services decided that Arkansas will end its participation in the federal supplemental unemployment program on June 26.
“The programs were implemented to assist the unemployed during the pandemic when businesses were laying off employees and jobs were scarce,” Governor Hutchinson said.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas will be ending its participation in the federal supplemental unemployment assistance program, which was brought on to help thousands of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Division of Workforce Services to withdraw from the service by June 26.
“The programs were implemented to assist the unemployed during the pandemic when businesses were laying off employees and jobs were scarce,” Governor Hutchinson said. “ As we emerge from COVID-19, retail and service companies, restaurants, and industry are attempting to return to prepandemic unemployment levels, but employees are as scarce today as jobs were a year