Unemployment Benefits Expire for Millions of Americans on Labor Day; White House Won’t Extend

Unemployment Benefits Expire for Millions of Americans on Labor Day; White House Won’t Extend
A 'We're Hiring!' sign is displayed at a Starbucks on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on June 23, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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More than 7 million people across the United States lost their pandemic unemployment benefits as of Labor Day, and the White House isn’t planning to extend the program.

The emergency federal jobless benefits of $300 per week were a key provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed in March 2020 and were extended by Congress in subsequent legislation. Those benefits were slated to end on Labor Day, coming weeks after the expiration of a federal eviction moratorium.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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