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There has been quite a bit of confusion regarding extended unemployment benefits. The current extended unemployment compensation provides unemployment benefits for 4 tiers of unemployed workers. The extensions do not provide any additional weeks of unemployment benefits for the long term unemployed.  For example,  in New York unemployed workers... 

Unemployment has been becoming very big problem and especially since the recession has hit us. The people have been adding to the number of unemployed workers and they need to get what they deserve. The people who have been taken off their jobs should make sure that they take proper compensation for that. Here are the rules for collecting unemployment... 

The unemployment rate dropped slightly, from 10% to 9.7%, in January, with non-farm payroll employment losing 20,000 jobs. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) continued to increase in January, reaching 6.3 million. In addition, the job market remains really competitive with over 6 unemployed workers for every... 

November 2 Update: The Senate voted 85-2 Monday to limit debate and move ahead on an unemployment extension vote. A final vote is expected later this week. The Senate unemployment extension legislation would provide up to 14 additional weeks of unemployment insurance benefits to out-of-work people whose benefits are running out. Unemployed workers... 

Even though the news is all about the unemployment extension  and even though the job market is improving slightly, there are still people losing their jobs – each and every day. If you have lost your job, the first step is to file to for unemployment benefits .  You may be able to apply online or over the phone.  Your state unemployment... 

The REAL unemployment rate : The U.S. unemployment numbers are out today, and most headlines will show that the U.S. unemployment rate in November was 10.0 percent, down from 10.2 percent in October. That number is depressingly large, but even that under-counts the true number of unemployed. For instance, it doesn’t count those people who don’t... 

Ugh: With Republicans citing concerns about the growing national debt, the House rejected a bill Tuesday to extend unemployment benefits for people who have been out of work for long stretches. Payments will continue to phase out for more than 200,000 people a week without an extension. The last extension expired at the end of May. House Democrats... 

The  unemployment extension in places does not provide a Tier 5 of additional weeks of unemployment benefits for the long term unemployed (99ers) who have run out of all unemployment benefits.  The maximum amount of benefits available is 99 weeks.  … Read Full Post  Read More →

Image: billaday /Flickr The Senate approved a $34 billion unemployment benefits extension yesterday. It applies to all people whose benefits ran out on June 2, but not to people who have already collected their full 99 weeks of unemployment. The Christian Science Monitor describes the extension: Under the old law, individuals who used to have... 

Unless Congress passes another unemployment extension, the current extended unemployment benefits program will expire on February 28.  Unemployed workers will start receiving notices from their state unemployment offices  letting them know their benefits will end.  This will happen, even though benefits may be extended when Congress returns from... 

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