Unemployment benefits News

David Barton thinks that people would not need government benefits if they read the Bible. Barton's controversial views were spoken about on Wallbuilders Live.

Job seekers in Britain who are experiencing difficulty in gaining employment, because of unsightly and prominent tattoos, could be offered government funds to have them removed.

Passed on November 5th, the bill extends unemployment benefits up to twenty additional weeks and the new homebuyer tax credit to contracts signed by April 30 and completed by June 30.

Over 7,000 unemployed workers in South Carolina are breathing a sigh of relief this morning as the legislature votes to approve extending unemployment benefit payments.

The Federal Unemployment Benefits Extension bill HR 3548 is still being debated in the Senate. Senators have yet to reach a resolution on how to fund the bill. While they debate, thousands of Americans are losing their unemployment benefits each day.

While there is talk in the Obama administration about the pending recovery of the economy, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner suggests that unemployment benefits may need to be extended - and taxes may need to be increased.

The jobless rate in the United States has climbed to 5.47 million in the week ending March 14 up from the previous week's 5.288 million.