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Think that extra $600 in unemployment benefits will last until the end of July? Think again.

Posted on - Charisse Jones Coral Murphy Brent Schrotenboer USA TODAY

Many out-of-work Americans counting on receiving an extra $600 a week through the end of July may be surprised to discover that benefit will disappear nearly a week earlier than they expected. The additional $600 in weekly jobless benefits provided by the federal government is officially set to end July 31. But states will pay it only through the week ending July 25 or July 26, a significant blow to unemployed workers counting on those funds to bolster state benefits […]