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Steady Decline in Unemployment Rate Changes Benefits

The unemployment rate in Georgia has been in steady decline since October, and according to the Department of Labor, that means changes in benefits.

On Thursday the Georgia Department of Labor announced they would be ending certain unemployment benefits across the State.

After Georgia’s 13-week unemployment rate fell below 5% -- the threshold for State Extended Benefits -- the Department announced the shift. The Extend Benefits known as SEBs were approved in May of last year and went into effect in early July of 2020. According to the Department of Labor, the unemployment rate has been in steady decline in Georgia, since October.

Meanwhile in Washington, Georgia Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are pushing for stimulus checks, specifically for individuals experiencing Homelessness.

In a letter to US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Ossoff and Warnock explained that “people experiencing homelessness have been disproportionately impacted by the negative health effects of COVID-19 and the unprecedented economic crisis that has followed.”

The Senators from Georgia are focusing on getting checks to people who specifically do not have an address to receive mail.