Jobless Benefits Run Out For 127K NYers
More than 127,000 New Yorkers were cut off when federal emergency jobless benefits ended Saturday; while in New Jersey, 90,000 people lost out, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Nationally about 1.3 million people lost their extended benefits. Senate Democrats promised a vote by Jan. 7 to extend benefits by three months, but House Republicans oppose a renewal. The emergency program, in place since 2008, gives federally paid benefits to jobless people after their 26 weeks of state benefits run out during time of high unemployment.
This article appeared in print on page 5 of edition of Hamodia.
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