The 10 States That Could Be The Hardest Hit By A Lapse In Unemployment Benefits: 24/7 Wall Street

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More than 2 million people receiving unemployment will lose coverage in December if Congress does not extend their benefits. In a report published in November, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) concluded that certain federal unemployment benefits "will still be available in 10 states. ... , in all other states unemployed workers who exhaust their 26 weeks of regular benefits without having found a job will receive no further benefits."

The number will likely increase by several hundred thousand people in the first quarter of next year. To understand the arithmetic behind the 2 million people whose support is at risk, the problem needs to be examined state-by-state. Based on research published by CBPP and the National Employment Law Project and interviews with CBPP's Chief Economist Chad Stone and NELP policy analyst Rebecca Dixon, 24/7 Wall St. has examined unemployment insurance programs for each state and the potential losses to their residents should federal benefits run out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/01/unemployment-extension_n_790338.html

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. It just ticks me off because it didn't have to be this way.

[BadgerKid]

2. Most affects on IN, OH, GA, MI, FL, IL, TX, PN, NY, CA. n/t

[BadgerKid]

3. Fewest effects on AK, CT, KS, MN, NJ, NC, WA. n/t