[geeks] Unemployment numbers

[Lionel Peterson]

On Dec 23, 2008, at 10:41 AM, hike <mh1272 at gmail.com> wrote:

> have you made more than one claim?

One claim, each extension is from that  one claim.

> are you still received unemployment benefits?

I'm on My second extension - I got 26 weeks on my first claim, 13 on  
the first extension, and I think I'll get 8-10 weeks on this extension.

> IIRC, each time you enlisted, you are counted.

You mean counted? That's what I was thinking...

Lionel


> 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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