The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday to extend unemployment insurance. The case now goes before the Senate. The extension of benefits would seem particularly desired in those states where people tend to stay unemployed for the longest--like Michigan, South Carolina, Florida and Rhode Island. Here's a look at median unemployment duration by state. This map is from the Economic Policy Institute. Click here to use the interactive version.
Posted
05-31-2010 2:06 AM
by
Graham Griffith
Filed under: jobs, Michigan, Florida, Economic Policy Institute, unemployment benefits, joblessness, duration of unemployment, jobless data, length of unemployment by state, south carolina, unemployment by state, rhode island, length of unemployment