Latest Labor Market Data Suggest 13 Weeks of Temporary Federal Benefits Remains Appropriate


 

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.