25 states have ended their participation in pandemic-era unemployment programs and reimposed searching for a job an eligibility requirement and yet, job recovery has not been as rapid as experts believed. A new analysis showed that the 60% reduction in unemployment enrollment does not correspond with the 1.4 percentage point drop in adults with a job. Experts say more time and is needed before drawing conclusions about the impact of unemployment policies on the job market.
See "Unemployment benefits have been cut and the job market is not responding", Greg Iacurci, CNBC, July 22, 2021