Dept. of Labor &
Training Sends Frosty Christmas Card
Cranston – The
Rhode Island Department of Labor (DLT) sent an icy Yule and New Year’s message
out to Rhode Island’s unemployed.
On December 28, 2013 the Federal Emergency
Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program ends.
In
a press release earlier in the month, DLT announced letters mailed to 6,000
current unemployed individuals on benefits extension in the state.
The letter
notified recipients that their EUC benefits would cease regardless of whether
there was a remaining balance on their claim.
The
bottom line – anyone on unemployment who exhausts their initial 26 weeks
benefits after that time will not be eligible for any additional unemployment
insurance programs.
BLS – Rhode Island lags country in recovery
Nevada
and Rhode Island have the highest unemployment rates in the country according
to Bureau of Labor Statistics reports released today.
Rhode
Island’s unemployment hovered at 9 percent in November where it has been since
August. The BLS preliminary numbers for November showed the number of
unemployed in the state at 49,513. Regional and state unemployment rates
were generally lower in November.
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