Unless Congress acts, Unemployement Benefits will end on Dec. 28

When much of the country was facing substantial unemployment, the federal government approved emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) benefits to help displaced workers weather the recession.
Now, those benefits are due to expire before the end of this month, cutting off 20,900 Oregon workers, about 157 of which live in Crook County. The EUC program provides unemployed Oregonians up to 73 weeks of additional benefits beyond the 26 allotted by the state in four tiers. The program has faced similar deadlines in the past, at which time Congress voted to extend the program. Continuing the benefits beyond Dec. 28 will again require approval from lawmakers.
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Is there a job for every unemployed Oregonian?

Even if every private employer with an open job in Oregon filled the position, there would still be a considerable number of unemployed Oregonians — at least that was the case this summer. That was the finding of the Oregon Employment Department's summer Job Vacancy Survey. In July, there were 157,300 unemployed Oregonians and 42,900 private-sector job openings. That pencils out to about 4 unemployed residents for every one job.
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