Originally published Friday, November 6, 2009 at 2:12 AM
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States with jobless rates of 8.5 percent and above
Legislation President Barack Obama is set to sign Friday would extend unemployment insurance benefits by 14 weeks for jobless people in all states who have exhausted their benefits. The jobless living in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher would receive an additional six weeks. States receiving the additional benefits:
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Legislation President Barack Obama is set to sign Friday would extend unemployment insurance benefits by 14 weeks for jobless people in all states who have exhausted their benefits. The jobless living in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher would receive an additional six weeks. States receiving the additional benefits:
-Alabama
-Arizona
-California
-Florida
-Georgia
-Idaho
-Illinois
-Indiana
-Kentucky
-Maine
-Massachusetts
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-Michigan
-Mississippi
-Missouri
-Nevada
-New Jersey
-North Carolina
-New York
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-Rhode Island
-South Carolina
-Tennessee
-Washington
-Wisconsin
-West Virginia
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