Unemployment Insurance Extensions

Data File:

Official_Unemployment_Seasonally_Adjusted.csv

Who:

Dept. of Labor

Policy Area:

Fiscal Policy

Economic Target:

Other

Action Type:

Direct Spending

Maximum Amount:

$69.64 billion

Amount Spent:

$69.64 billion

Deficit Impact:

$67.06 billion

Several bills since November 2009 have extended the duration in which unemployed workers can receive unemloyment insurance benefits, originally extended as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. So far, lawmakers have extended unemployment benefits 3 times since ARRA was passed in February 2009, raising the maximum number of eligible weeks from 59 to over 99.

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Notes:

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Unemployment Insurance Extensions