"The reason is essentially this increase in unemployment, because there are more unemployment benefits to be paid.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

On a less positive note, the number of newly laid off Americans seeking unemployment benefits totaled 551,000 last week, up from 534,000 the previous week.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The cumulative total of Americans receiving unemployment benefits has reached new record-highs in each of the past 10 weeks, and now stands at 5.73 million.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

But efforts by governments to extend and prolong unemployment benefits, and to offer more job counseling and training have not kept up with the rising numbers of jobless.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Republicans support extending unemployment benefits by cutting spending elsewhere.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

The slow pace of recovery is bad news for more than a million Americans who will stop receiving unemployment benefits after Congress adjourned for the holiday weekend without extending federal aid.

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

Financial reform, with the unemployment extension and another measure to provide small business tax benefits, are the three major legislative objectives the president and Democratic leaders agreed to focus on before the long summer recess.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19