Qualifications For Unemployment :: Updated: Number of individuals who have run out of benefits is now over 569,000. – Recent federal legislation introduced in ovember 2011 would provide an additional year to access current federal unemployment extension benefits. However, the proposed legislation does not include dditional weeks of benefits to increase the maximum of up to 99 weeks of benefits that are available now. Legislation is currently being considered by Congress and will require members approval if it is to become law. A regular claim provides up to 26 weeks of benefits and federal extension benefits provide up to another 73 weeks of benefits, provided by the federal government due to the length and severity of the economic recession.

These benefits provide critical sustenance to unemployed workers and their families, in addition to local businesses where much of the benefits are spent on basic needs. For now, the deadline for starting any new federal extension claim is coming up at the end of 2011. Meanwhile, here are the details on what is currently being offered in federal unemployment extension benefits.
Ref: http://www.edd.ca.gov/

Here is a breakdown of the filing deadlines for federal extension benefits:

Customers Who Have Run Out of Maximum Benefits – The maximum total of unemployment benefits remains up to 99 weeks of benefits.

Below, we”ve provided a comprehensive visual map for you to see the current monthly estimates of employment and unemployment rates for U.S. States and national employment and unemployment of the population classified by age & sex characteristics. This dataset was prepared by Google based on data downloaded from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). To see historical data in action, simply click on the video “Play Button” for each visual chart map below. Alternatively, you can also hover your mouse over each color to see which state, sex, etc…