Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that all federal pandemic unemployment programs will soon end in their respective states.
In a statement, Lee cited an increase in job availability in the state and said that the unemployment benefits will stop on July 3. “We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs because Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in our state. Families, businesses, and our economy thrive when we focus on meaningful employment and move on from short-term, federal fixes,” he said in a statement.
