7,000 WEST VIRGINIAN'S HAVE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS CUT |
| (12/24/2013) |
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About 7,000 West Virginians who received long-term federal unemployment benefits will be cut this week. The benefits have been available for people unemployed for at least 26 weeks. The average weekly benefit was $273. Congress did not renew the benefit as a cost-cutting measure. |