New State Data: Senate UI Agreement Would Benefit 2.8 Million Job-Seekers

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The Department of Labor estimates that the bipartisan Senate agreement to extend the emergency unemployment insurance program would benefit nearly 2.8 million people. The estimates highlight how many people in each state would receive financial assistance under the agreement, which the Senate moved forward today with a bipartisan 65-34 vote and is expected to move to final passage next week. The agreement was announced earlier this month by five Senate Republicans and five Senate Democrats.

The estimates include anyone eligible for retroactive or prospective benefits because of the extension of the EUC program under the legislation. It does not count the millions of family members, including children of job-seekers, who will indirectly benefit through an extension.

"There is no doubting the enormity of the impact that an extension of this program will have on so many Americans looking for work," said Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI). "I'm glad to see the Senate take a strong bipartisan first step toward renewing this vital lifeline for 2.8 million job-seekers and their families."

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