New Hampshire Gov. Drops Federal Unemployment Boost: ‘Let’s Get Back to Work’

New Hampshire Gov. Drops Federal Unemployment Boost: ‘Let’s Get Back to Work’
New Hampshire Gov. Christopher Sununu delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Manchester, N.H., on Sept. 2, 2020. Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings
Tom Ozimek
Updated:

New Hampshire’s Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said May 18 that his state will soon be ending the $300 weekly federal jobless supplement that business groups and others have blamed for discouraging people from taking jobs and fueling a hiring crunch.

Sununu said that New Hampshire would be ending the federal $300 unemployment boost, along with other federal jobless programs, while rolling out an incentives program to help struggling businesses find workers.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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