Jobless Americans in 29 states are now receiving much bigger weekly unemployment checks, compliments of the federal government. Many states have now updated their computer systems to send out the additional $600 payment.
Many states have now updated their computer systems to send out the additional $600 payment, which is part of the historic expansion of unemployment benefits that Congress included in its $2.2 billion relief package in late March. New York, New Jersey and California were among those that did so over the past week or so.Some states, however, will take longer to start processing the extra cash, thanks to outdated computer technology, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said Wednesday.
"We know that a number of states have now significantly increased staffing at their unemployment insurance offices," Scalia said."We are seeing signs that states are getting past the operational problems that some experienced with the initial large increase in filings.
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