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November 21, 2014

Here's why most jobless people aren't getting aid

  • The proportion of those out of work who are signed up for government aid has fallen to historic lows of less than 25 percent.
    • By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
    AP Economics Writer

    WASHINGTON — Even though the U.S. job market is gaining strength, there are still a lot of unemployed Americans. Yet only a fraction of them are actually receiving jobless benefits.

    The proportion of those out of work who are signed up for government aid has fallen to historic lows of less than 25 percent. That's a sharp turnaround from just after the recession, when unemployment benefits had been extended nationwide for as long as 99 weeks. That extra coverage meant that in early 2010, as many as three-quarters of those out of work received help, a record high.


     
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