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Gov. Kemp pulls Georgia out of federal unemployment benefits, citing labor shortages

Hiring signs are posted outside many retailers, including several lining the front of Kroger on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville on May 13, 2021. - photo by Shannon Casas

05132021 LABOR — Hiring signs are posted outside many retailers, including several lining the front of Kroger on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville on May 13, 2021. - photo by Shannon Casas

Gov. Brian Kemp has announced he will end the state’s participation in federal COVID-related unemployment benefits. The $300 federal unemployment supplements were a part of a pandemic stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year.