These states are already paying the extra $600 in additional unemployment benefits. (via CNBCMakeIt)
People wait in line as SF-Marin Food Bank hands out 1600 food bags in San Francisco on April 20, 2020. Work furloughs and layoffs created by coronavirus shelter-in-place orders are driving thousands to seek food assistance.While the number of Americans without jobs keeps rising, more states are stepping in to provide expanded unemployment benefits.during the week ending April 18, bringing the total number of out-of-work Americans to 26.
"With the nation unable to mount the public health response needed to re-open businesses, unemployment benefits are carrying the weight and serving as the last line of defense for millions of struggling families," says Andrew Stettner, a senior fellow at theBut there is some good news.
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