Jobless Americans will still get state unemployment benefits, but the sunset of the Congress' $600 enhancement -- part of the $2 trillion economic aid package passed in March -- will leave more than 25 million people thousands of dollars poorer each month. "These emergency unemployment benefits have been propping up families and propping up the economy now for several months, said Kali Grant, senior policy analyst at the Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality. "The right thing to do for families and the economy is extend supercharged unemployment benefits," said Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat. Shanga McNair, who is depending on the $600 federal unemployment payment to cover her bills, has had no luck finding another job. The $600 federal boost, on top of her $275 weekly state benefit, is less than she made while working.

Source: CNN July 19, 2020 12:33 UTC