Washington, D.C. – The state’s leading Small Business advocate, the National Federation of Independent Business urged Governor Whitmer to follow the lead of other states and end participation in the federal supplemental unemployment benefit program that provides an additional $300 a week in benefits through September 4th of this year.
The organization referenced their new jobs report that shows a record 44% of small business owners report having job openings they could not fill, 22 points higher than the 48-year historical average, and two points higher than the 42% figure from March.
April is the third consecutive month with a record-high reading of unfilled job openings among small businesses. NFIB suggested that Michigan’s numbers are probably worse given the longer period of shutdowns and restrictions than the rest of the country.
The organization points out that, according to the Department of Labor guidelines, states are free to terminate their entire agreement for the extended federal pandemic unemployment programs, or only specific provisions of the agreement, with thirty days’ written notice.
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