Daily initial state and federal unemployment claims in North Carolina declined for a third consecutive report, the state Division of Employment Security said Friday.
Leila Pedersen and Suzy Khachaturyan contributed to this post.
State lawmakers should appropriate these dollars immediately to meet the rising hardships facing families, the challenges in containment of the coronavirus and roll-out of the vaccine, and the financial pressures on local governments and public institutions that need to expand services to protect the common good.
North Carolina can afford to put people first and respond robustly to COVID-19 while putting communities on sounder footing for the future. These dollars show that North Carolina need not solely rely on the restrictive and time-limited aid, like what the federal government delivered at the end of December.
Posted By: Nathaniel Polley January 8, 2021 @ 6:46 am Local News, News
Another $300 of Federal unemployment aid will be available soon according to the Missouri Department of Labor.
The aid is available to anyone receiving at least $1 of unemployment already. You do not need to take any additional action to receive the payment.
The full press release by the Department of Labor can be read below.
Jefferson City – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DOLIR’s) Division of Employment Security (DES) this week began processing $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payments to eligible unemployed workers under the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020.
New jobs, unemployment, IRS Form 1099-G: What you need to look out for
If you received unemployment benefits in 2020, you ll need IRS Form 1099-G when you file your taxes. Author: Nya Coleman Updated: 6:10 PM EST January 8, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. Millions of Americans are still without jobs nearly a year into the pandemic. Since March 15, 2020, the North Carolina Department of Employment Security has paid out $9,168,251,850 in unemployment benefits.
Last month, President Donald Trump signed a second $900 billion coronavirus relief bill to get money into the pockets of struggling Americans. Renewed unemployment benefits were a part of that package, including an additional $300 a week.