Jobless benefits squeeze 40 states
Arkansas in 25 already tapped dry
Posted: December 23, 2009 at 4:54 a.m.
The recession’s jobless toll is draining unemployment-compensation funds so fast that according to federal projections, 40 state programs will be broke within two years and need $90 billion in loans to keep issuing the benefit checks.
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