86 Percent Still Without Work One Month Later; Veterans and Older Workers Hardest Hit
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014. When federal long-term unemployment benefits ended in December, 74,000 Illinois workers immediately lost their temporary help. One month later, 64,000 or 86 percent, still were without work, according to an Illinois Department of Employment Security analysis released today.
“This seriously undermines the perception that unemployment insurance discourages workers from finding employment,” IDES Director Jay Rowell said. “You should…
