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LISTEN: Connecticut's Unemployed Workers Face Benefit Cliff

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With so many layoffs statewide since the pandemic began, Connecticut workers have needed lots of help. And they’re going to need a lot more once the $600 federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance supplement comes to an end this weekend. 

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Connecticut Deputy Labor Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo joined host John Henry Smith on All Things Considered to advise people who find themselves in desperate straits on how they can best use state services, and how the Department of Labor is adjusting to serve them better.
Hear the interview below:

John Henry Smith is Connecticut Public’s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. He's proud to be a part of the team that won a regional Emmy Award for The Vote: A Connecticut Conversation. In his 21st year as a professional broadcaster, he’s covered both news and sports.

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