JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Labor's unemployment Extended Benefits program came to an end in Missouri due to unemployment rates dropping in the state, the state's labor department said.
According to a press release from the Missouri Department of Labor, the state's economic recovery resulted in the state no longer being eligible for the program.
The Extended Benefits program went into effect in Missouri on June 4 when the insured unemployment rate reached 5.39%. The program offered an additional 13 weeks of benefits to individuals who used up all their regular unemployment benefits and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
The week ending on Oct. 10 will be the final week Missourians will be able to receive payments from the Extended Benefits program.
People who were receiving Extended Benefits payments may be eligible for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. You can apply for PUA at UInteract.labor.mo.gov.
For more information about Missouri and federal unemployment programs, click here.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called an abrupt end to negotiations with Democrats over additional COVID-19 relief, delaying action until after the election despite ominous warnings from his own Federal Reserve chairman about the deteriorating conditions in the economy.
Last week, the White House said it was backing a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and dangled the possibility of a COVID-19 relief bill of $1.6 trillion. But that offer was rejected by Pelosi, who continued to take a hard line in the talks, including insisting on repeal of a $254 billion GOP business tax break passed in the March package as a way to finance additional relief.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
