Delta Could Force States to Expand Jobless Aid, Labor Chief Says

The spread of the delta variant could force even states that cut off extra unemployment benefits early, like Florida, to offer additional jobless aid, according to President Joe Biden’s U.S. labor chief.

“If Florida has to shut down -- let’s say the numbers continue to climb in the next week or two, and it gets to the point where people are just afraid to go outside their front door,” Labor Secretary Marty Walshsaid, “then there’s gonna have to be a safety net there for the families that can’t go to work because their industry shut down.”

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