{"id":545362,"date":"2021-05-29T14:51:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T18:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=545362"},"modified":"2021-05-29T14:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T18:51:08","slug":"job-searches-up-in-states-ending-participation-in-expanded-federal-unemployment-benefits-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/job-searches-up-in-states-ending-participation-in-expanded-federal-unemployment-benefits-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Job searches up in states ending participation in expanded federal unemployment benefits program"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fjob-searches-up-in-states-ending-participation-in-expanded-federal-unemployment-benefits-program%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=545362&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--><div id=\"attachment_2415514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2415514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man wearing a face mask walks past a sign \u201cNow Hiring\u201d in front of a store amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 14, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:38 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, May 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Job searches have jumped in GOP-led states that opted out of Joe Biden\u2019s expanded unemployment benefits program. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/2021\/05\/27\/job-search-activity-jumps-states\/\">reports<\/a> on Friday, job searches recently rose by five percent after at least 24 states announced their intent to withdraw from the federal supplemental unemployment program.<\/p>\n<p>The program provides about $300 in extra unemployment assistance, meaning unemployed individuals in certain states are receiving roughly $687 per week. This averages to about $17 an hour, which is more than double the federal minimum wage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2415517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2415517\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2415517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hire-666x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 02: A job seeker looks at a job listing board at the East Bay Career Center February 2, 2006 in Oakland, California. According to a government report, U.S. unemployment benefits claims dropped to about 273,000 last week, sending a four-week average of claims to the lowest level in nearly six years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)\" width=\"666\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hire-666x437-1.jpg 666w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hire-320x210.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hire-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hire.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2415517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A job seeker looks at a job listing board (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chief economist for the employment website Indeed, Jed Kolko, said that job search activity rose in states that cut off the extra unemployment benefits, suggesting it may be a sign that the halting of the program could be the end of the labor shortage seen in the U.S. Among the industries, tourism, hospitality, sales and marketing saw the greatest increases.<\/p>\n<p>GOP lawmakers have long contended that Biden\u2019s expanded unemployment benefit program is hampering job creation and hurting businesses who are seeking to hire.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/cbp-prevents-chinese-fishing-company-from-importing-goods-into-u-s-due-to-widespread-human-rights-abuses\/\">CBP Prevents Chinese Fishing Company From Importing Goods Into U.S. Due To Widespread Human Rights Abuses<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man wearing a face mask walks past a sign \u201cNow Hiring\u201d in front of a store amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 14, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. 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