Across the country, long-term unemployment insurance is drying up. Some 200,000 unemployed Americans lost access to government benefits earlier this month, most in California. All told, at least 500,000 people will fall off the rolls this year. This is going to be a problem. When workers who are eligible for unemployment insurance lose their jobs, the government…
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The Biggest Cut in Unemployment Benefits
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December 28, 2011, 6:00 am
The Biggest Cut in Unemployment Benefits
By CASEY B. MULLIGAN
Casey B. Mulligan is an economics professor at the University of Chicago.
While Congress has been debating whether to cut the duration of unemployment benefit…
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The Rise of the Regressive Right and the Reawakening of America
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The Rise of the Regressive Right and the Reawakening of America
Sunday, October 16, 2011
A fundamental war has been waged in this nation since its founding, between progressive forces pushing us forward and regressive forces pulling us backward.
We…
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10 Years Later: How Bush-Era Tax Cuts Changed America
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A decade has now passed since the Bush-era tax cuts were signed into law, and the topic remains as divisive as ever.
To mark the ten-year anniversary of the tax cuts, extended last year for both upper- and middle-class Americans in a deal to reaut…
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Weekly Unemployment Claims: An Unexpected Rise and Upward Revisions
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June 9, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims rose 1,000 from an upward revision of the previous week, but the 4-week moving average declined by 2,750.
Today’s seasonally adjusted n…
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Weekly Unemployment Claims: A Decline of 29,000; 4-Week Moving Average Up 1,250
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May 19, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims fell 29,000 from a 4,000 upward revision of the previous week. Here is the official statement from the Department of Labor:
In the week …
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Weekly Unemployment Claims: A Decline of 44,000; 4-Week Moving Average Up 4,500
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May 12, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims fell 44,000 from a 4,000 upward revision of the previous week, which takes the number back to approximately the level prior to last week’s b…
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Weekly Unemployment Claims: A Stunning 10% Increase
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May 5, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims rose 43,000 from an upward revision of the previous week to 431,000. That is a 10% increase for the week and a 4-week moving average increase…
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Unemployment Claims Jump 25,000
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April 28, 2011 weekly update
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims rose 25,000 from an upward revision of the previous week to 429,000. The 4-week moving average increased by 2.3%. Here is …
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Jobless Benefits Set to Expire for Millions More
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Two million Americans are set to lose their insurance after jobless claims expire on Tuesday
Lawmakers returned from their Thanksgiving break on Monday without voting on extending them. About 800,000 workers who have been searching for jobs for at …
