Jobless Mainers May Miss Out On Aid ; the State Is Studying Why the Percentage of the Unemployed Getting Benefits Is Relatively Low.
Portland Press Herald › January 04, 2010
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Maine ranks near the bottom among the 50 states in terms of the percentage of unemployed workers receiving unemployment benefits.
In the third quarter of 2009, Maine ranked 43rd, with an unemployment insurance recipiency rate of 31 percent for the state's regular unemployment program, according to figures from the U.S. Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration.See the full content of this document
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Jobless Mainers May Miss Out On Aid ; the State Is Studying Why the Percentage of the Unemployed Getting Benefits Is Relatively Low.
The performance is prompting the state Department of Labor to embark on a study of Maine's unemployment recipiency rate.
Nationwide, the recipiency rates range from a high of 60 pe...See the full content of this document
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