North Carolina has become the eighth state to cut the number of weeks of state unemployment benefits. Starting July 1, 2013 there will be a range of state unemployment benefits from 12 to 20 weeks. The number of weeks would be calculated twice a year and based on the state unemployment rate. In addition, the weekly benefit amount will be reduced from $535 to $350.
In the past, unemployed workers could count on 26 weeks of state benefits. This has changed, with Michigan, Missouri, and South Carolina eliminating six weeks of state unemployment benefits. Florida and Georgia now have a sliding-scale approach, with Florida providing 12 to 23 weeks of unemployment, and Georgia 14 to 20 weeks. North Carolina will also have a sliding-scale, starting July 1.
Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, said “Unemployed job-seekers are facing a one-two punch, with state cuts triggering federal cuts too–a real double-whammy hitting families whose needs remain great. It doesn’t take much imagination to realize just how critical every week of unemployment insurance is to the unemployed, especially those who experience longer spells of joblessness. Unemployment insurance is indispensable to the families who are hanging on by a thread, but it’s also crucial for the economy because it delivers a big boost in consumer spending directly to local businesses. Pulling the rug out from under the unemployed is the wrong thing to do on so many levels.”
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via 2013 Unemployment Insurance Cuts.
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