LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Extended unemployment benefits in Michigan will no longer be available at the end of this week, due to the state showing a lower unemployment rate that is below the threshold for the extra payouts to be in place.
Those benefits are available when the unemployment rate is at 6.5% or higher for three consecutive months. It provides an extra 13 to 20 weeks of benefits for those who have already exhausted their regular unemployment benefits and other extension programs.
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has already been notifying the 16,000 claimants currently receiving Extended Benefits to ensure they are aware that the extensions are ending.
