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New Jersey will not extend unemployment benefits when they expire Sept. 4

By Washington Examiner
Published August 31, 2021 11:00pm ET
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New Jersey will not extend unemployment benefits when they expire Sept. 4
This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. The Labor Department released its weekly report on applications for unemployment benefits on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Slightly more Americans sought unemployment benefits during the previous week, but the overall levels still remain near historic lows in a positive sign for the job market. | (Mike Groll/AP)

New Jersey will not extend expanded unemployment benefits when they expire on Sept. 4.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the expiration on Monday during his weekly COVID-19 briefing. The governor said extending the benefits would cost the state at least $314 million per week and more than $1 billion per month.

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