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Publication Date: May 2004
Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Isaac Shapiro
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: Unemployment rate; Economic inequality; Economic projections; Income diversity
Type: Report
Abstract:
Among those who support the resumption of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation program — the federal program that provides additional weeks of unemployment assistance to those who have exhausted their regular aid — there is disagreement as to how many weeks of additional assistance should be provided. The latest available labor market data suggest 13 weeks of additional benefits remains an appropriate level.