End of Extended Jobless Benefits Hits More than 500,000

This month marks the end of the federal extended unemployment insurance benefits program for 35 states with the nation’s highest jobless rates. More than half a million long-term jobless workers have lost their unemployment lifeline. Chad Stone of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) says: As we’ve explained previously, EB [extended benefits] will …

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