Media:

Bloomberg: Senate Advances Long-Term Unemployment Benefits

Reed Seeks to Advance Bipartisan Help for Job Seekers

Brookings Institute: How the Long-Term Unemployed Are Doing





Of Note:





-A recent report released by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee shows that more than four million Americans, 37 percent of the unemployed, have been out of work for more than six months, making long-term unemployment one of the most significant challenges of the economic recovery.



-In addition, a House Ways and Means Committee analysis projected that the expiration of federal unemployment benefits cost the economy over $3 billion in January and February, including over $51 million in Wisconsin.



