Unemployment ran out before I found work - 21 weeks in

My unemployment benefits end in 21 weeks and I have not found work as a mechanic. It has been weighing on me all week. I wonder about extended programmes or help from local agencies. Did you find short-term work?

Ask your state agency about any extended programmes. Mine did not advertise them, but they existed.

I took a temp job while I kept looking. It covered rent, and the agency sent me to a permanent job within a couple of months.