Published on Dec 30, 2013
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- On Saturday, 1.3 million Americans lost their last lifeline from the
federal government: an emergency unemployment insurance program.
Although long-term unemployment is still at its highest level since
World War II, Congress failed to renew the program in the budget deal it
passed just before adjourning for winter recess. The program provided
up to 47 weeks of supplemental unemployment insurance payments to
jobless people looking for work. Now, just a quarter of unemployed
Americans will receive jobless benefits -- the smallest proportion in
half a century. Allowing the program to sunset is expected to have
wide-scale ramifications for the economy at large, axing job growth by
around 300,000 positions next year and pushing hundreds of thousands of
households to the brink of poverty. We are joined by Imara Jones,
economic justice contributor for Colorlines.com.Pages
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Jobless Benefits Cut For 1.3 Million, Despite Highest Long-term Unemployment Since World War II
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