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President Obama signed the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Bill, HR 5618, into law  last Thursday after the bill was passed three hours earlier by the U.S House of Representatives on a vote of 272 to 152.  The bill, which would reestablish Tier 3 unemployment for 3 million Americans at an average weekly benefit amount if [...]

Senate Democrats have blocked the Republican filibuster on unemployment benefit extension bill H.R. 4213. The block was passed by house Democrats in a 60-40 vote at 2:30 PM on July 21, 2010 after West Virginia Senator Robert Bird’s replacement, Carte Goodwin, was sworn in. The bill, which will now go through a simple majority vote, [...]

Recent unemployment stats in the US are all pointing towards a slow but steady economic growth pattern. Statistics issued from the Bureau of Labor indicate that the total number of unemployed Americans has gone down to 14.6 million, which represents a 9.5% proportion of the population. This is despite large exits from Government employment, with [...]

Our contest on “What is your Dream Job?” has successfully concluded.  Here are some of the highlighted entries and the winner announcement!  Subscribe to our blog for more contests in the future!

I Need A Job Now is running its first ever writing contest.  This week’s topic is:  “What is your dream job?” Have you ever felt like you do not belong in your current position?  What do you really want to do in your life?  Submit a short description of at least 100 words what your [...]

The pace of job loss has slowed, but the government is still the biggest employer out there.  Read on for some news on how the GOP plans to increase jobs, and other news.

The Obama Administration is looking to extend unemployment benefits into 2010 and spend $100 billion on the program.  Here are some details and other headlines around the country.

Unemployment is now supposedly at 10% in the United States.  This is undoubtedly propped up by the seasonal work around the Christmas season.    Here are the headlines for this week and a great series from the New York Times about unemployment benefits.

House Passes 13 week Unemployment Benefits Extension This means that those states that now have more than 8.5% unemployment will extend benefits by 13 weeks.  States and territories affected are: Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The states are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, [...]

Extended unemployment benefits do not come automatically. You would need to apply in your specific state when your basic benefits run out. Currently extended unemployment is available in the following states.