From the Desk of Carl Levin Sen. (D. MI.)
Washington D.C. – Mr. President, currently the nation’s unemployment rate is higher than it has been since 1983. In my home state of Michigan, the unemployment rate is 15.3 percent – 5.5 percent higher than the nation’s unemployment rate of 9.8 percent. Translated into real people, this means that 15.1 million Americans are unemployed, of which, more than 740,000 are living in my home state.
Michigan provides a little more than 420,000 individuals with unemployment benefits. As of October 16, more than 44,000 Michiganders have exhausted much needed unemployment benefits and by the end of this year, this number will rise to almost 100,000 people. Since the beginning of this year, Michigan has been losing on average 27,000 jobs per month. Our people need help.
via www.michnews.org
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