New bill helps the unemployed
October 1, 2009 by Stefanie Fontanez
Filed under Employment News
There is welcome news out of Washington, D.C. for some of the millions of jobless Americans still receiving unemployment benefits. Recently the House of Representatives voted to extend unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks – that’s on top of the nationwide standard of 26 weeks. However, these additional benefits only go into effect for 25 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Which states are included? Find out here.
The more than 300,000 jobless workers who will run out of unemployment benefits at the end of September will be covered, as will the more than 1 million expected to run out of benefits by the end of 2009.
According to the New York Times, about 5 million people have been jobless for at least six months, the highest number since 1948. There are nearly six unemployed people for every available job – meaning competition is especially tight.
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