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title: How has the unemployment environment affected getting new truckers into the system?
description: Carriers have been relieved to see various states end extra unemployment benefits that have likely been contributing to a deficit in new truckers.
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# [How has the unemployment environment affected getting new truckers into the system?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/unemployment-new-drivers)

 Written by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) | Jul 8, 2021 4:34:34 PM

**Avery Vise discusses the current unemployment environment and how that has affected the hiring of new truckers.  
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This Q&A response from the FTR Experts came from our May Economic Outlook. View the video and the key takeaways below. 

 

**Key Takeaways:**

- Carriers have been relieved to see various states end extra unemployment benefits that have likely been contributing to a deficit in new truckers.
- The maximum amount that truck drivers could be missing out on by remaining on unemployment instead of finding available trucking jobs is about $300 a week or over $15,000 a year.

 

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