Texas to Eliminate Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits Effective June 26

Texas Governor Greg Abbott will follow in the footsteps of his fellow Republicans to abolish federal unemployment payments that are equivalent to to $ 330 dollars per week for the beneficiaries

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Little by little, Republican-ruled states are abolishing federal emergency unemployment benefits that grant $ 330 dollars to those who are beneficiaries . Last week Alabama, South Carolina, Montana, Arizona, among others announced the measure.

A few hours ago it was Texas’s turn, when Governor Greg Abbott said the state would eliminate federal benefits as of 26 of June. The local president publicly stated that the rebound in the state economy means that employers have vacant positions that must be filled .

In addition, Abbott noted that the number of job openings in Texas is on par with the number of people receiving benefits. , so it would no longer be necessary to have the extra support that is being given by the federal government.

According to the United States Department of Labor, in their latest reports, Texas has an unemployment rate of 6.9%, representing the higher than the national average which is equivalent to 6.1%. Based on official numbers, this puts those who do not have jobs in serious trouble.

The decision made by Republican governors and legislators has to do with the low number of jobs created in April. For this reason, they have argued that unemployment benefits are discouraging the unemployed from returning to work and go up labor shortage in the country .

On average, the unemployment benefit in the states represents $ 330 dollars a week, with the federal supplement, beneficiaries receive $ 630. This in one month is equivalent to an outlay for the government of $ 2, 520 dollars and per year implies $ 30, 240 year.

Based on these parameters, Republicans have argued that these figures have prevented Americans from seeking employment, since according to them these benefits represent more money than a worker with the minimum wage can earn .

After what happened, it is expected that soon, all Republican states adopt these measures, which are possible because they have autonomy in some decisions, where the Joe Biden government has no interference.

In this sense, the governors they have the last word to decide whether to accept federal aid or not. Thus, in this case, can abolish unemployment support without any problem .

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