If you are claiming unemployment, the extra $300 in benefits you have been receiving ended Saturday. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced in May he was opting out of the enhanced federal pandemic benefits designed to prop up the COVID-19-battered economy. The additional $300 nearly doubles the average weekly jobless benefit paid in Ohio. Half of the 50 states have ended participation in enhanced unemployment benefits, starting in mid-to-late June. Many business groups and Republican leaders felt continuing the extra benefits would further harm employers looking to fill job openings. They believe legions of workers are choosing to stay home and collect the extra unemployment checks, instead of looking for work.