[geeks] Unemployment numbers

[hike]

have you made more than one claim?

are you still received unemployment benefits?

IIRC, each time you enlisted, you are counted.

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I know we've spoken about unemployment numbers before, so I think it's fair
> to bring it up again.
>
> I've been collecting unemployment on and off since Sept. 2006, despite
> working part-time for the last year. It seems I keep qualifying for the
> latest unemployment extensions[0], and I wonder if I am still part of the
> "record unemployment numbers" I keep hearing about, and if I am, I think
> that is skewing the unemployment numbers up, since I normally would have
> fallen off of unemployment after 6 months, but instead I think I'm still
> being counted.
>
> Anyone know where my 2 year-old unemployment claim falls?
>
> Just curious,
>
> Lionel
>
> [0] it's nice, they've sent me letters telling me I qualify for extended
> benefits each time, always quite unexpected, but very appreciated.
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