by RHiNO NEAL
Mississippi’s unemployment rate dropped slightly last month – from 11.4 percent to 11 percent – but it still remains among the highest in the nation. Mississippi ranks sixth.
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A House vote Thursday is expected to send President Barack Obama a long-sought measure to resume unemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed.
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by drp
Unemployment insurance has been a hot topic in Washington recently, and today in our nation’s capitol, progress was made. Yahoo News tells us that “Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics on Tuesday.
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Both parties in Congress are citing the US deficit as reasons not… Read the rest

by bobster855
The Senate is preparing to approve an extension of unemployment aid to millions of Americans after the seating of the late Senator Robert Byrd ’s successor gave Democrats the last vote needed to advance the measure.
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The Arizona Department of Economic Security is “gearing up” now that the Senate passed an extension of unemployment benefits Wednesday. After months of increasingly bitter stalemate, the… Read the rest

by Center for American Progress
The U.S. Senate approved a long-awaited billion extension of long-term unemployment benefits in a 59-39 vote Wednesday, sending the measure one step closer to U.S. President Barack Obama’s desk. Following a successful 60-40 cloture vote Tuesday that helped stave off a Republican filibuster, Democrats only needed…
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WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama called on Congress to extend critical unemployment insurance to millions of Americans looking for a job.  The U.S. Senate on Tuesday will vote on extending unemployment benefits for Americans still struggling to find work and overcome the lingering effects of the recession.  In the three previous efforts, Senate Republicans have blocked the extension of …
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by wstera2
State officials are preparing unemployment checks so they’re ready if congress votes to extend benefits next week. The Department of Employment and Workforce expects to have the checks available for most people in the next weekly cycle.
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State unemployment rate drops – RALEIGH — North Carolina’s unemployment rate f
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by infomatique
As early as Monday, the US Senate could vote to extend unemployment benefits to people who are out of cash and can’t find work. There are an estimated 200-thousand Floridians who would qualify. But, without a change in state law, the extension wouldn’t help struggling Floridians.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Wednesday that the Senate would vote to reauthorize… Read the rest

by GDS Digital
Unemployment benefits claims’ sharp drop is largely due to automakers skipping summer shutdowns.
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The state’s unemployment rate fell for the third straight month, dropping to 8.9 percent in June.
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The state’s unemployment rate fell for the third straight month, dropping to 8.9 percent in June. State officials said Tuesday that the jobless… Read the rest

Are you using Social Media to foster and enhance employee engagement? Angela Scappatura, with Canadian HR Reporter TV, has a 5 minute conversation on social media and employee engagement with Jennifer Rock, director of employee communications (U.S.) for Best Buy. This is an informative interview outlining the benefits of social media adoption from Best Buy’s perspective. If the video does not load in this window, click here . ~… Read the rest

My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: Wisconsin
Hello I have a question I recently received a letter stating that I was overpaid unemployment for a couple weeks that I was already employed. The reason I kept filing for unemployment was because I was technically not receiving any payment from my current job, and I need some income to make ends meet. Now they are saying I need… Read the rest