Unemployment Extension

By Jennifer Liberto This could be Karen Duckett's worst New Year, ever. Duckett, 51, of Laurel, Md., is among 2.1 million jobless Americans whose unemployment benefits will end on Dec. 29, if Congress doesn't act. ...

Filing for Unemployment : Unemployed Alabama workers can file an unemployment claim online or toll free 1-866-234-5382 (7am - 5pm, Mon. - Fri.) to the Alabama Initial Claims Line. An automated attendant will ask a number of questions before referring you to a live Customer Service Representative to finish ...

Filing for Unemployment: Unemployed Alaska workers can file an unemployment claim online (click Unemployment Insurance Benefits), or call one of the state's UI Claim Centers (Anchorage 907-269-4700, Juneau 907-465-5552, Fairbanks 907-451-2871, or toll free 888-252-2557). Additional contact information can be ...

If you've recently lost your job in Arkansas, you may be eligible for Arkansas Unemployment Insurance benefits. Use this handy guide as a jumping off point to collecting all the benefits that are rightfully yours. Filing for Unemployment: Arkansas claims can be filed online or be mailed or brought to ...

Michael White, 58, is one of the five million '99ers,' that is those whose unemployment benefits ran out at 99 weeks. Like too many of them, White didn't seem to get it about his marketability until the safety net was being pulled out from under him. White's jobless story is familiar. As a television video ...

Being underemployed may be the new way of doing business in America. It allows companies to hire workers for only the hours they're needed, and to pay them an hourly rate without providing benefits, while keeping people in the work force -- at least partially. It's better than being unemployed. Before I was laid ...

Being without a job is stressful by itself, and there are plenty of things that make it more stressful than it should be -- such as someone trying to jump the line at the unemployment office, as one clueless person recently found out in Oregon. "You have to be careful. There are a lot of unhappy, stressed ...

The debate over whether an unemployment benefits extension discourages people from looking for work is causing a Senate bill to languish that would extend benefits to people who have been out of work the longest. Many people think 99 weeks -- the current maximum to collect benefits -- is enough time to find a job ...

Not only did the unemployment rate hold at 9.5 percent, but last week the number of initial unemployment claims climbed to 479,000 -- that's 19,000 more than the week before. 131,000 jobs were lost in July, and private employers added only 71,000 jobs in July--that's 12,000 less than they added in June, and ...