Lower Unemployment Rate Means Fewer Weeks of Benefits

by Kids Forward | August 9, 2010

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Wisconsin’s unemployment rate, though still high, is slowly dropping. What could be bad about that?

Today’s post at the Wisconsin Budget Project blog manages to find the dark cloud around the silver lining, and explains why lower state unemployment rates can result in fewer weeks of unemployment benefits available for out-of-work Wisconsinites. Then we go find a parade to rain on.

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