Source: CCTV news client
The U.S. State suspends federal supplementary unemployment benefits
According to data released by the US Department of Labor on the 17th, in the week ending June 12, the United States added 412,000 new jobs, and the weekly unemployment rate increased to the highest since mid-May this year.
At a time when the number of unemployed in the United States has risen sharply, many U.S. states have canceled federal supplementary unemployment benefit payments, a move that has affected the livelihood of about 440,000 Unemployed Americans.
Under the U.S. Relief Act passed during the pandemic, unemployed people can receive an additional $300 a week in federal supplementary unemployment benefits on top of the unemployment benefits paid by their host states until September. As the U.S. domestic economy reopens, some employers complain that not enough workers are being recruited, and some U.S. governors believe that the continued federal supplementary unemployment benefits are the main reason why people are reluctant to return to work.
According to CBS, on the 19th, 9 states, including Alabama, announced that they would end the distribution of federal supplementary unemployment benefits, and 440,000 unemployed people would be affected. Previously, mississippi, missouri and Iowa made this decision last week. In addition, in the next month, 14 more states will join the ranks of stopping federal supplementary unemployment benefits.
American people: Stopping the payment of benefits will destroy the lives of the unemployed
It is understood that the above-mentioned state governments will provide a 30-day grace period for the unemployed as a buffer, after which they will officially stop the issuance of federal supplementary unemployment benefits. In this regard, some Americans said that for those who are difficult to return to work due to physical health problems caused by the new crown pneumonia, 30 days is not enough, they can only find unsafe and pay much lower than the cost of living.
Others say it's not easy to find a job, that it can take two months to find a suitable job, and that they have to pay for various living expenses during these two months, and that if the government stops paying federal supplementary unemployment benefits, it will destroy the lives of many people.