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Extend Jobless Benefits
Learn more and take action to fix the federal extension of unemployment benefits.
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Resources for Workers
Learn about all the current benefits and local resources available to support unemployed workers.
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Helpful Statistics
For the latest national and state statistics on the impact of the economy on today's unemployed workers.
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Participate in "unemployment talk" to share your experiences, comments and concerns. »» more
"My unemployment will run out the last of May and I have no idea what I will do. That money enables me to keep my mortgage up because I have depleted all of my other funds to pay other bills." »» Full Story
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Welcome to this on-line forum created after the 2001 recession for the nation’s jobless and underemployed workers. Now again, in 2008, with another recession threatening millions of hard-working families, this website provides a timely resource to learn more about the key programs available to workers and communities hard hit by the economy, to share experiences and concerns, and to participate in the national debate to stimulate the economy and make sure families get the aid they need to find good-paying jobs.
ALERT! Call Your Congressperson Today to Vote for Extended Benefits (May 7, 2008). »»Click here.
Contribute Your Views On-Line to Business Week's "Debate Room" Featuring the Extension of Jobless Benefits (May 5, 2008). »»Click here.
National Governors Association Calls on Congress to Extend Jobless Benefits (May 1, 2008). »»Click here .
Key House of Representatives Committee Votes to Extend Jobless Benefits (April 16, 2008). »»Click here ..
New Gallop Poll Says 54 Percent of Americans Know Someone Laid Off in Last Six Months (April 14, 2008). ).»»Click here .
The House of Representatives Introduces Bi-Partisan Legislation to Extend Jobless Benefits (April 10, 2008). »»Click here .
Senate Falls One Vote Short of 60 Needed to Extend Jobless Benefits, Leaving 3 Million Workers Running Out of State Benefits This Year (February 12, 2008). »» Click here .
-Editorial, "Helping the Unemployed," New York Times (May 5, 2008).
-Columnist Robert Samuelson, "Protecting the Jobless," Newsweek (May 3, 2008).
-"Unemployment Checks: Keep 'Em Coming," Business Week Debate Room (May 2, 2008).
-"US Weekly Jobless Claims Up 35,000 to 380,00; Cont. Claims Highest in 4 Years," Forbes (May 1, 2008).
-Editorial, "Extend Jobless Benefits," Fresno Bee (April 26, 2008).
-Editorial, "A Better Economic Boost," Los Angeles Times (April 25, 2008).
-Editorial, "An Extension is Neded," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (April 14, 2008).
-"Minnesotans Burn Up Jobless Benefits," Pioneer Press (April 11, 2008).
-"Job Losses Bolster Calls for Extension of Benefits," New York Times (April 9, 2008).
-"Proof of Recession? The Economy has Shed Jobs for the Third Straight Month. Congress Much Act Now to Aid Those Long Unemployed," Akron Beacon Journal (April 8, 2008).
-"80,000 Jobs Lost; Democrats Urge New Aid Package," New York Times (April 5, 2008).
-U.S. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 378,000: Continuing Claims Hit Highest Level Since 2004," MarketWatch.com (March 20, 2008).
-"Job Losses: Worst in 5 Years," CNNMoney.com (March 7, 2008).
-"More Older Workers Trapped in Long-Term Unemployment," Chicago Tribune (February 18, 2008).
-"Stimulus Is Missing Extended Benefits for Jobless," Kansas City Star (February 15, 2008).
"Job Seekers Look to One Another for Encouragement," Columbus Dispatch (February 10, 2008).
-Editorial, "Stimulus Plan Must Help Both Jobless and the Economy," Cleveland Plain Dealer (February 5, 2008).
-Editorial, "A Better Stimulus Package," Bangor Daily News (February 6, 2008).
-"Will More Jobless Benefits Aid the Economy," Associated Press (February 3, 2008).
-"January Job Loses Stir Up Recession Fears," Los Angeles Times (February 2, 2008).
-Editorial, "The Candidates Discover the Economy," New York Times (January 14, 2008).
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