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On November 6th, 2009 President Obama signed the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, which would extend unemployment benefits by additional 14 weeks. Unemployed workers in states where the jobless rate is 8.5 percent or above will receive additional 6 weeks for a maximum of 20-week extension. The bill approved by Senate late last week and [...]

New York governer Mr. David Paterson has signed a bill that extends unemployment benefits by extra 13 weeks. Paterson and lawmakers had to rewrite legislation in order to qualify for more than $645 million in federal stimulus money to help more unemployed New Yorkers for a longer time. If you need NY unemployment details, check [...]

The Maryland Department of Labor secured 11 civil judgments last month in unemployment insurance fraud cases. Insurance fraud is on the rise across the nation as states are swamped with a record number of applicants with the jobless rate continuing to climb. Other states are also facing such problems. For instance, Ohio unemployment rate reached [...]

According to news reports, new websites are coming up with new kind of jobs matchmaking services. Finding a perfect job is always a challenge for job seekers and at the same time, employers find it difficult to find a strong fit. Now there are there are several help-wanted sites that offer to identify ideal career [...]

Unemployment insurance programs are governed by State governments and are funded by state, federal and private companies that pay employment tax. Ultimately, it comes to the state government to balance the checkbook, so the state has to decide the benefits maximum amount, duration, and eligibility to receive the benefits. For this reason, you notice that [...]

Texas’ unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 6.7 percent from the prior month and “continued to trend well below the national rate of 8.9 percent,” the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday. Nonagricultural employment, adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, fell by 39,500 in April in Texas. That followed a revised March job loss of 48,800, for [...]

The unemployment rate in Washington state stayed the same in April as it was in March. April’s unemployment rate was 9.1 percent. It’s the first time the rate didn’t rise in more than a year, state officials said. In Seattle, the unemployment rate actually decreased in April to 7.9 percent from 8 percent a month [...]

Rhode Island’s jobless rate jumped to 11.1 percent in April, up from 10.6 percent in March, according to a report issued Friday by the state Department of Labor and Training. The monthly rise in Rhode Island’s unemployment rate also continued to outpace the increase in the national rate, which grew 0.4 percentage points to 8.9 [...]

Statesman Journal publications offers few tips for freshers looking for jobs. -Don’t wait too long to start looking for a job after graduation. -Individually target each job; don’t use the same résumé for every job you apply for, and use the job description to help you write your résumé. -Don’t forget a cover letter; this [...]

Michigan’s unemployment rate jumped to 12.6 percent in March, but job losses have slowed in recent months, good news for the hard-hit state. The higher number is likely to keep Michigan in the spotlight as the state with the nation’s worst unemployment rate. The national unemployment rate in March was 8.5 percent. Refer to Michigan [...]