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Pennsylvania Ending Extended Jobless Benefits, Unemployment Rate Falls Below 5%

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

HARRISBURG (KDKA) - Pennsylvania has made the decision to end state extended unemployment benefits.

The program provided an extra 13 weeks of benefits to those that have exhausted their traditional unemployment benefits.

According to the state, the decision was made because unemployment fell below 5%.

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