The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program (PEUC) provides 53 weeks of additional benefits. It went into effect April 5, 2020 and expires the week ending September 5, 2021. The Extended Benefits Program (EB) went into effect the week ending July 5, 2020. Traditional Unemployment Insurance lasts for 26 weeks. As of January 2021, PEUC offers 53 weeks of additional benefits and EB offers either 13 or 20 weeks of additional benefits on top of the weeks of PEUC benefits, depending on New York State’s unemployment rate. Any New Yorker who is still unemployed and unable to find a job will no longer be able to apply for these extended unemployment benefits. Please Start Looking for Work - the deadline is upon us all! To those who still haven't found work, you need to make sure that you are regularly applying for jobs as soon as possible. Those who are looking to switch careers will also need to make sure that they start this process as soon as possible, before roles begin to get filled by other candidates. For those who struggle finding a job, it might be a good idea to work with an experienced recruiter to identify how to market themselves and their skills better. Please Contact redShift Recruiting if You Need Help with Your Job Search! Over 100+ open jobs in New York State hiring now!