Study: States that cut federal unemployment benefits added jobs twice as fast

by LEANDRA BERNSTEIN | Sinclair Broadcast Group

Tue, September 7th 2021, 10:30 PM UTC

FILE - A Now Hiring sign at a business in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

A "Now Hiring" sign hangs on the front wall of a Harbor Freight Tools store, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown, in Surfside, Fla. Unemployment fraud in the U.S. has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic: more than $63 billion has been paid out improperly through fraud or errors since March 2020. Criminals are seizing on the opportunity created by the pandemic and are making false claims using stolen information. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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FILE - A Now Hiring sign at a business in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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