Tennessee to end federally funded pandemic unemployment programs in July

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee is ending multiple federally funded pandemic unemployment programs in July.

In a news release, the state says it will be ending Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation.

“We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs because Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in our state,” said Gov. Lee. “Families, businesses and our economy thrive when we focus on meaningful employment and move on from short-term, federal fixes.”

The release says this will take effect on July 3.

The state says their are multiple programs available to help people back into the workforce.

This includes the Tennessee Virtual American Job Center, the Jobs4TN website, as well as career specialists at American Job Centers located around Tennessee.

To read the full news release from the state, click here.