Up to 800,000 New York City Residents Could Lose Federal Unemployment Pandemic Benefits in September

WNYC News | Aug 27, 2021

A new analysis finds up to 800,000 New York City residents will lose their extended, federal unemployment benefits when the pandemic relief program expires on September 6th.The report is by James Parrott, an economist with the New School's Center for New York City Affairs. He spoke with WNYC's Michael Hill.

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