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US Senate extends jobless benefits and first time home buyer credit

Posted Nov 5th 2009 5:20PM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Consumer experience, Employees, Money and Finance Today, Economic data, Personal finance, Politics, Housing, Financial Crisis

After haggling since September the US Senate finally passed an extension for unemployed persons and extended the credit for first time home buyers.

The situation for unemployed persons is dire. Here are just a few facts about their current situation:

We have 15 million unemployed vying for just three million available jobs.
200,000 persons lost their benefits since September
7000 persons a day are losing their benefits.
More than 1/3 of the unemployed have been out or work for at least six months.

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First-time jobless claims fall faster than expected

Posted Oct 9th 2009 5:00PM by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Good news, Employees, Economic data

First-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, hitting the lowest level we've seen since January. The U.S. Department of Labor pegged the number at 521,000. This is down from the previous week's 554,000 (which had been revised upward). Wall Street economists anticipated 540,000. Claims of this type have fallen four times in five weeks, and the four-week average reached 539,750 – its lowest level since January 17, 2009.

In general, first-time claims for unemployment benefits have been declining since the spring, though slowly. Unfortunately, they still remain well above the 325,000 that economists claim to be indicative of a healthy economy.

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US Senate extends jobless benefits and first time home buyer credit