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Prolonged Recession Threatens Extended Jobless Aid Reach
Washington report shows hundreds of thousands may exhaust 59 weeks of unemployment aid as the recession deepens. Economists warn the jobless rate could hit 10 percent by year end while long term recipients like Hernan Alvarez in Orlando and Sterling Long in Pittsburgh struggle to survive. States expand benefits with federal stimulus backing and 13 to 20 extra weeks in 18 states, as Californias legislature moves to extend aid.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Wayne Vroman
The
Urban Institute
Vroman
U.S
Hernan Alvarez
Orlando
Fla
Bernard Baumohl
Economic Outlook Group
Sterling Long
Pittsburgh
McDonald’s
Aselton
National Employment Law Project
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Beth Lambert
San Diego