Press Releases

  • South Dakota leads the way for a second wave of modernization of state unemployment programs (March 15, 2010)
  • NELP February Jobs Statement - Full Year Extension Needed (March 05, 2010)
  • Over 200,000 to Lose Benefits This Week without Extension Reauthorization (March 02, 2010)
  • NELP Mourns the passing of Beth Shulman (February 06, 2010)
  • NELP Statement: Long-Term Unemployment Crisis Deepens in January (February 05, 2010)
  • NELP Analysis: Without Congressional Action, Nearly 5 Million Will Lose Benefits by June (February 05, 2010)
  • December Jobs Statement: Job Loss Across Industries More Severe than in Previous Recessions (January 08, 2010)
  • Reauthorization of ARRA Unemployment Provisions Enacted (December 20, 2009)
  • NELP and Center for American Progress: 3.2 million will face cut-off with out ARRA reauthorization (December 07, 2009)
  • Advisory: NELP and Allies Call for ARRA Reauthorization; Millions Will Lose Benefits in 2010 (December 03, 2009)
  • NELP analysis shows 1 million workers will lose benefits in january without reauthorization of ARRA (November 20, 2009)
  • October Jobs Numbers: Unemployment Rate Jumps Past 10% (November 06, 2009)
  • After Much Delay, Unanimous Vote Prompts House to Approve Bill Quickly & Send to President (November 05, 2009)
  • Senate’s Failure to Extend Jobless Benefits Ending Help to 7,000 More Workers A Day (October 15, 2009)
  • Senate Announces Additional Extensions in Breakthrough Proposal (October 08, 2009)
  • Sept. Jobs Report: Long-Term Unemployment Surges, Further UI Extensions Urgent (October 02, 2009)
  • NELP Urges Quick Passage of UI Extensions in Senate (October 01, 2009)
  • House Passes Extension, NELP calls for more in Senate (September 23, 2009)
  • August Jobs Report: Thousands of Long-Term Unemployed on Brink of Exhausting Benefits (September 04, 2009)
  • Report: Wage Theft, Employment Law Violations Widespread in U.S. Cities (September 02, 2009)
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