Mississippiâs extended unemployment benefits end Mississippiâs extended unemployment benefits have ended, leaving a gap for the thousands of residents still without a job because of the pandemic. (Source: WBRC) By Sharie Nicole | January 6, 2021 at 10:01 AM CST - Updated January 6 at 12:50 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippiâs extended unemployment benefits have ended, leaving a gap for the thousands of residents still without a job because of the pandemic.
The unemployment âExtended Benefitsâ (EB) program ended the week of December 19, 2020.
Mississippiâs unemployment level no longer meets the requirements to continue the EB period. As a result, Mississippi âtriggered offâ EB with the week ending December 19, 2020.