Some states cut unemployment benefits

Businesses pay for these benefits, and the Federal government has loaned and helped some states.   Several states have cut benefits from 26 to 20 weeks.  Florida is considering a play to tie the unemployement plan to the economic recovery.   This Washington Post article includes the different views and some of the facts about states whose Unemployment funds were at dangerous level before the slump http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/states-cutting-unemployment-benefits-hoping-for-more-federal-help/2011/05/22/AFLbJN9G_story.html

Unemployment rates for the states

Per USA today, some good news and some bad news http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2010-08-20-state-unemployment-july_N.htm