Montana and Missouri to exit federal unemployment program

Montana to exit federal unemployment program next month-
With the state’s businesses having difficulty hiring workers, Gov. Greg Gianforte is ending Montana’s participation in a federal program that provides enhanced benefits to individuals on unemployment.

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Parson orders end to federal pandemic unemployment benefits–

(The Center Square) – In a bid to encourage people to return work, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced the discontinuation of the $300-per-week federal pandemic unemployment compensation. He ordered the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to notify the U.S. Department of Labor of ending participation in six programs effective June 12.

“Despite our economy’s strong comeback, many business owners and employers across the state are still struggling, not because of COVID-19 but because they can’t find people to fill the jobs,” Parsons said during a news conference at the state capitol.

Programs terminated include:

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance;
Emergency Unemployment Relief for Government Entities and Nonprofit Organizations;
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation;
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation;
100 Percent Reimbursement of Short-time Compensation Benefit Costs Paid Under State Law;
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation.