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Illinois Follows Nevada with Highest Unemployment
State unemployment numbers fluctuate and once again Nevada tops the country, but the state that comes in second is new. more
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- Project Update
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
Sequester's Impact on Unemployment Insurance
This Pew Charitable Trusts report looks at the sequester's impact on unemployment insurance in the states.
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The Fiscal Cliff and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Among the expiring tax provisions and scheduled spending cuts included in the fiscal cliff is the end of certain federally funded unemployment insurance (UI) benefits at the end of 2012. While the expiration of these benefits would have little direct effect on state budgets, it could affect economic activity in the states. Those impacts would vary depending on current unemployment rates and overall economic conditions within each state.
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- Stateline Story
Are States’ Unemployment Insurance Loans Dragging Down Economies?
Most states are still paying off those unemployment benefits that went out to millions of those without work during the recession, but it’s the way some are doing it that raises concern. more
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- Report
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
May 2012 Addendum: A Year or More: The High Cost of Long-Term Unemployment
This report looks at long-term unemployment using statistics from the first quarter of 2012.
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