That all ended nationally last year in September the feds cut extended fed benefits in all 50 states there is no 99. No state in the union does more than 52 weeks without fed money not a single one. People who are on UB now have had for work in the last 6 months somewhere for a period of time that varies by state. There is absolutely no way that the current labor shortages are due to people getting work and then getting layed off again in the last 6 months. There has been a structural shift in the labor vs captial market. Add in 3 million plus boomers taking early retirement or actually reaching retirement and you have the sources of the labor shortages. The employers now must compete on the open market which is heavily favored in labor’s corner right now. Offer higher wages than your competitor and people will come. People holding out for the end of UB all got pink slips for that last September at the latest, the red states cut it off last July or some back in May to get federal extended benefits you had to already exhaust your state UB. All that is over in every state and has been. People need to stop beating a dead horse. If McDonald’s needs burger flipers they must now compete with Amazon or uber or door dash or any number of side gigs that pay better.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
Extended Benefits (EB)
$300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)
$100 Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC)
Most states still allow 6 months of benefits (MA is 30 weeks) and, while administered by the State, most of the funding is done via federal unemployment insurance payments by the employer and that tax can vary by employer depending on employment history.
My point is that some people who are within the 6 month benefit period have turned down work until their benefits expire. Most states require you to be "actively looking for work" while you get those benefits, even requiring an interview to be signed by the interviewing company. However, don't take a shower or shave for a week, show up for the interview drunk, have the interviewer sign off, and you continue to get benefits. I was a grad student working for Dr. Belton Fleisher on a BLS study and saw it first hand. It happens.