As benefits expire, long-term unemployed make do with less
Season 2014
On Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their long-term unemployment insurance.
On Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their unemployment insurance when an emergency federal unemployment insurance program expired. Critics of extended unemployment benefits say the benefits raise jobless numbers by allowing people to stay unemployed longer instead of taking an available job.
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