1.2 Million Workers About to Lose Jobless Benefits

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/14324

Submitted by Jesse Russell on October 24, 2010 - 4:55pm
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1.2 million workers are looking at a new year without jobless benefits if Congress fails to act on federal emergency extensions before November 30. That comes from a new report by the National Employment Law Project released on Friday. Three hundred eighty seven thousand workers are the newly laid off – workers who are only receiving the 26 weeks of regular state benefits. The rate of jobs has increased very little this year with only one job available for every five unemployed worker. According to the unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday eleven states are in the double digits with Nevada claiming the unfortunate title of highest unemployment rate. Nevada currently has a rate of 14.4 percent – topping Michigan which held the distinction for four years until May of this year.

[Dulcinea]

1. No one cares about the unemployed, it seems.

Jobs aren't being created by private industry or the government. Jobless benefits are regularly shoved aside by Congress. Hence, a whole lot of people are going to be in VERY bad shape soon.

[TBF]

2. K&R nt

[The Uncola]

3. Lost mine in February...

.. didn't hear a peep from anyone when it happened or since. So, please tell me why I should now raise my voice about this?

If me and mine don't rate a single bit of consideration, after 4 1/2 decades of paying into the "system," and are just left to fend for ourselves in an economy that offers me NO job, AT ALL, tell me again why I should be concerned about others.