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Unemployment benefits whittled down:

Although Congress reauthorized federal emergency unemployment benefits earlier this year, lawmakers reduced the weeks the jobless can collect payments. The cutbacks come in two phases -- one now and another in September. This round affects the jobless in at least 24 states, while all Americans will be affected in the fall. Ref. Source 2

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U.S. Employers created 80,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department says. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2%. Ref. CNN

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U.S. Economy added 163,000 jobs in July, far more than analysts expected. Unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.3%. Ref. CNN

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Unemployment rates rise in 44 states in July

Unemployment rates rose in 44 U.S. States in July, the most states to show a monthly increase in more than three years and a reflection of weak hiring nationwide. Ref. Source 8

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The U.S. Economy added 96,000 jobs in August, down from 141,000 in July, the Labor Department said today.

The report is well below forecast and another sign of a fragile economic recovery. Economists polled by CNNMoney were expecting 120,000 jobs to be added.

Economists say at least 150,000 jobs must be created each month simply to keep pace with the growing population. Ref. CNN

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Half Of America's Unemployed Workers Are Collecting No Unemployment Benefits:

Unless Congress steps up, by 2013 more than two-thirds of the unemployed will collect no benefits. Ref. Source 7

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Cuts in US jobless pay, government layoffs throw 1.5 million more people into poverty:

One day after the conclusion of the Democratic Party convention, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a nonprofit think tank, released a report showing that cuts in jobless pay and mass layoffs of public-sector workers threw over 1.5 million more people into poverty last year. Ref. Source 3

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Real Unemployment Reaches 20% In 7 Colorado Counties:

In seven counties in Colorado unemployed individuals are close to or exceeding 20% of the population, a letter from the Chief Economist of CDLE to the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. Ref. Source 1