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September Job Growth Is Only One-Third of Average Job Growth For An Economic Recovery Period
by Isaac Shapiro
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Despite Job Growth, A Record 2 Million Unemployed Have Gone Without Benefits
by Isaac Shapiro
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354,000 Exhaust Jobless Aid In March, Setting A One-Month Record
by Isaac Shapiro
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More Than One Million Of The Unemployed Have Now Been Denied Aid Due To End Of Federal Program
by Isaac Shapiro
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State "Reed Act" Funds Are Not A Viable Or Desirable Substitute For Federal Unemployment Benefits
by Isaac Shapiro
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Press Release: 760,000 Jobless Denied Aid — And Counting; Large Numbers of Unemployed Go Without Aid As Administration Remains Silent on Whether to Restart Federal Assistance Program
by Isaac Shapiro
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CBPP Statement: Until the Jobs Really Come Back, Restoring the Temporary Federal Unemployment Benefits Program is the Best Immediate Policy Step
by Isaac Shapiro
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Unmet Need Hits Record Level For the Unemployed:  New Data Show End of Temporary Unemployment Benefits Program Is Causing Record Number of Jobless Workers to Go Without Aid
by Isaac Shapiro
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Do Recent Improvements in the Labor Market Justify Ending the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program?
by Isaac Shapiro
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The Mechanics and Immediate Implications of the December 21 Cut-off in the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Program
by Isaac Shapiro
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Approaching The Deadline; What type of unemployment benefits extension should be adopted, and when?
by Isaac Shapiro
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The Mismatch Between Federal Unemployment Benefits and Current Labor Market Realities
by Isaac Shapiro
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: An Assessment Of The Temporary Federal Unemployment Benefits Program And The Needs Of The Long-Term Unemployed
by Jessica Goldberg and Isaac Shapiro
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Issues Raised by President's Proposed Personal Reemployment Accounts
by Jessica Goldberg and Wendell Primus
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Introduction to Unemployment Insurance
by Martha Coven
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