Ducey To Eliminate Federal Jobless Benefits To Get Workers To Struggling Employers

May 13, 2021 ADI Staff Reporter

On Thursday, Governor Doug Ducey announced he has ordered an end to the $300 a week in extra federal jobless benefits effective Saturday, July 10 as part of a plan to provide job seekers for employers struggling to find people willing to work.

Those people who have been receiving unemployment benefits, will receive a one-time only $2,000 bonus if they take a full-time job by September 6, and a one-time only $1,000 bonus if they take part-time work.

“In Arizona, we’re going to use federal money to encourage people to work…instead of paying people not to work,” Governor Ducey said in a video.

Arizona will also provide support for unemployed individuals seeking to upskill their careers with adult education programs as well as additional child care opportunities.

“With ample supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine on hand and millions of Arizonans vaccinated, people feel safer and are finally returning to life in Arizona as we knew and loved it before,” said Governor Ducey. “People are back in the office, restaurants are at full capacity and tourists are flocking to our state.”

“Although more people are ready to work today in Arizona than before the pandemic, many businesses are struggling to fill vital positions,” the Governor added. “We cannot let unemployment benefits be a barrier to getting people back to work.”

Governor Ducey’s Back To Work program will help individuals transition from unemployment to a new job, and ensure those currently receiving unemployment have support available to help them in this critical step forward.

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