INDIANAPOLIS — State officials said unemployed Indiana residents can file for an additional six weeks of jobless benefits beginning Sunday, Oct. 16.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Thursday the six-week extension — the fourth by the federal government — is available only in states with a three-month average unemployment rate of 8.5 percent of higher. When Indiana's three-month average fell below 8.5 percent in May, Indiana no longer was eligible for that extension and some people moved into a class known as extended benefits, covering their final 20 weeks of benefits.
The agency said more than 6,000 Indiana residents were receiving the fourth extension when Indiana lost eligibility. It said they'll move automatically back to the fourth extension and off of extended benefits.
More information is available at in.gov/dwd/.
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