{"id":493559,"date":"2021-05-10T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T22:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=493559"},"modified":"2021-05-10T18:35:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T22:35:17","slug":"alabama-becomes-latest-state-to-end-300-unemployment-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-becomes-latest-state-to-end-300-unemployment-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Becomes Latest State To End $300 Unemployment Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-becomes-latest-state-to-end-300-unemployment-bonus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=493559&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alabama will soon cease participating in the federal government\u2019s unemployment insurance program that grants out-of-work Americans an extra $300 per week, the state\u2019s governor said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Gov. Kay Ivey <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.alabama.gov\/newsroom\/2021\/05\/governor-kay-ivey-announces-end-of-participation-in-all-federal-pandemic-unemployment-compensation-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> that the state would withdraw from the coronavirus relief program by June 19, 2021, arguing that the $300 in additional weekly payments was incentivizing people not to look for jobs. She suggested that the labor shortages reported in states across the country have been caused by the unemployment boost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Alabama\u2019s economy continues its recovery, we are hearing from more and more business owners and employers that it is increasingly difficult to find workers to fill available jobs, even though job openings are abundant,\u201d Ivey said in a statement. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-job-growth-expectations-joe-biden-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: April Job Growth Was Far Short Of Expectations. Here\u2019s Why Hiring Slowed)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmong other factors, increased unemployment assistance, which was meant to be a short-term relief program during emergency related shutdowns, is now contributing to a labor shortage that is compromising the continuation of our economic recovery,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The American Rescue Plan, Democrats\u2019 coronavirus relief package that was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/05\/democratic-disagreement-biden-relief-covid-manchin-unemployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed along party lines<\/a> in March, implemented bonus unemployment benefit payments of $300 through September. Unemployed Alabamans <a href=\"https:\/\/fileunemployment.org\/unemployment-benefits-comparison-by-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">currently receive<\/a> a maximum of $575 per week, which includes the federal boost.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7188730\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7188730\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7188730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Joe Biden departs after delivering remarks on the economy on Monday. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7188730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Joe Biden departs after delivering remarks on the economy on Monday. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Business groups and Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-job-growth-expectations-joe-biden-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blamed<\/a> the $300 benefit for the lackluster April jobs report. The economy <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-jobs-report-united-states-economy-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>\u00a0266,000 jobs last month despite economists predicting an additional million jobs would be added, according to a Department of Labor report released Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disappointing jobs report makes it clear that paying people not to work is dampening what should be a stronger jobs market,\u201d U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/press-release\/us-chamber-calls-ending-300-weekly-supplemental-unemployment-benefits-address-labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> on Friday. \u201cOne step policymakers should take now is ending the $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chamber of Commerce estimated that about 25% of unemployment recipients are earning more now than they did when working, Bradley said. Meanwhile, nearly 60% of small business owners reported that they were trying to hire workers and 44% said they were struggling to fill job openings, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfib.com\/foundations\/research-center\/monthly-reports\/jobs-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> released by the National Federation of Independent Business on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana and South Carolina have also announced that they will no longer offer the $300 bonus, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lifestyle-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-government-and-politics-1f092b895c281c13c87ff3dfa6279f62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Associated Press<\/a>. Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox defended states that have rolled back the benefit, saying that it would have to end \u201cat some point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a terrible jobs report, but that\u2019s what happens when we pay people not to work,\u201d Cox <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/09\/politics\/spencer-cox-utah-enhanced-unemployment-benefits-cnntv\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told CNN<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged unemployed individuals to start looking for jobs last week, according to NBC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsls.com\/news\/local\/2021\/05\/09\/florida-gov-desantis-to-unemployed-start-looking-for-a-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSLS-TV<\/a>. Those that continue receiving benefits will soon be required to show proof they are actively seeking work, DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama will soon cease participating in the federal government\u2019s unemployment insurance program that grants out-of-work Americans an extra $300 per week, the state\u2019s governor said.Republican Gov. Kay Ivey announced that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277736,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Alabama Becomes Latest State To End $300 Unemployment Bonus","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-493559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232809835-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Alabama Becomes Latest State To End $300 Unemployment Bonus","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}