Long-term jobless find benefits endangered

San Diego Union-Tribune Saturday 22nd October, 2011

More than half a million Californians -- including nearly 40,000 San Diegans -- have run out of unemployment benefits, and many more will join those ranks after the new year if Congress does not approve an extension to maintain the current 99-week maximum. Among the "99ers," as many have dubbed themselves, it is unclear how many are working, atten...

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