Most states haven't taken up Trump offer on unemployment boost, Mnuchin says

The majority of states have yet to commit to the program for boosting unemployment benefits offered by President Trump via executive action.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday confirmed that only a handful of states have either been approved, applied, or in the process of signing up for the program.

“It looks like five states have already been approved. We have another four states that have submitted and about another 10 states that are in the process,” he told CNBC.

Thirty states are still evaluating whether or not to participate in the program, according to an Associated Press survey released Tuesday. South Dakota has declined to partake in it.