Millions set to lose jobless benefits as 25 states end federal program

When Rebecca Urie lost her job as a laboratory technician in West Virginia last March, the weekly extra federal unemployment benefits became a lifeline.

“There's no เกมสล็อต roma เล่นฟรี way that we could have survived without the federal supplement,” she told ABC News.

Urie said the benefits amount to about half of her previous weekly salary, but they were enough to care for her two children, who are both autistic.

“Both of them have specialized care, and you just don't know from one minute to the next if you're going to keep your health insurance to take care of your children's needs,” she said.

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But the federal aid will soon dry up for Urie and millions of Americans across the country. West Virginia is one of 25 states, including Texas, Florida, Maryland and Iowa, led by Republican governors putting an early end to the supplemental $300 weekly unemployment benefits.

The benefits were funded through Sept. 6 as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, but will now end in those states between mid-June and early July.

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“Our businesses are pleading with our people: we've got to have you back at work,” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said at a press conference last month.

Republican lawmakers point to anecdotes from businesses across the country that say they are struggling to hire workers, despite high unemployment. Data released Thursday by the Labor Department showed more than 15 million Americans are collecting some form of unemployment benefits as of mid-May.