Unemployment is set to run out while businesses are still struggling Unemployment is set to run out while businesses are still struggling 5 hours 29 minutes 49 seconds ago Thursday, July 29 2021 Jul 29, 2021 July 29, 2021 10:29 PM July 29, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - As federal unemployment benefits are set to end at the end of this month, many businesses are still struggling to get fully staffed. Off Perkins Road tucked by Uncle Earl's is Counter Space BR, a bakery that sells everything you need to appease that sweet tooth. "It's interesting, the first part of pandemic our business boomed and I say that knowing the struggles other small businesses dealt with," said Counter Space owner Sarah Joy.