TUPELO â¢Â Unemployed workers in Mississippi will soon stop receiving enhanced federal benefits.
Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday announced he will end payout of the $300 unemployment supplement included as part of the American Rescue Plan. This supplement is paid by the federal government in addition to state unemployment benefits.
In Mississippi, the maximum unemployment benefit provided by the state is $235.
âIt has become clear to me that we cannot have a full economic recovery until we get the thousands of available jobs in our state filled,â Reeves wrote in a statement.
The American Rescue Plan was signed into law in March. The additional federal benefits are set to continue in participating states until Sept. 6.
Reeves: Mississippi to drop federal unemployment supplement
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press
May 10, 2021
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi will stop accepting supplemental unemployment benefits from the federal government next month, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday.
Reeves said the weekly supplement of $300 per person was intended to help people “who are unemployed through no fault of their own” because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“After many conversations over the last several weeks with Mississippi small business owners and their employees, it has become clear that the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and other like programs passed by the Congress may have been necessary in May of last year but are no longer so in May of this year,” Reeves wrote on Facebook.
Mississippi ITS Board Appoints David Johnson as New CIO
David Johnson has been employed by the state for more than two decades. This week marks the beginning of his tenure as the state s chief information officer, taking over for Craig Orgeron who retired earlier this year.
November 02, 2020 • David Johnson took over as Mississippi’s chief information officer today.
According to a press release, the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) Board made Johnson executive director of ITS during a specially called meeting last week. Johnson replaces Michele Blocker, who served as interim executive director after the retirement of longtime CIO Craig Orgeron.
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Job fair set for Wednesday at Brown Circle Homes in Laurel A job fair is scheduled at Brown Circle Homes Wednesday in Laurel. By Tim Doherty | April 12, 2021 at 10:02 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 10:02 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) Ten employers have signed up to participate in a job fair to be held at Brown Circle Homes in Laurel.
The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at 50 Brown Circle.
Employers participating include:
Sanderson Farms