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    Several states reduce recipient levels

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80000.

Jobs in June well below the number economists say is needed to -- way healthy economy here.

This is unemployment benefits for thousands of Americans just expiring in three states 29000.

Americans no longer eligible because they've been.

Out of work for more than a year and a half.

Rick Leventhal is on the story live in New York City for good morning.

And bill we're talking about here at the federal extended benefits program which gave out of work Americans -- -- twenty weeks of -- catch a little complicated -- -- trying to explain it.

At the state average jobless rate for the past three months is -- higher than a similar period during the past three years.

And those extended federal benefits are no longer paid in other words.

-- estate -- jobs like New Jersey did.

It's likely to lose that federal help that means tens of thousands of Americans who've been collecting unemployment the longest in some cases up and 99 weeks.

Aren't getting it any more.

Nearly 30000 New Jersey residents got their final -- last Friday and Idaho was the only state left that still qualify.

Critical clue there half a million Americans who were relying on it too.

-- meet their basic Neeson and their can basically feed their families.

Pay their rents and mortgages.

And the longer that someone out of a job experts say the more difficult it can be to find another job because.

They have outdated skills -- less experienced him and employers might wonder why they haven't punching -- time clock for so long bill.

You mention New Jersey and that interview we just heard this isn't just a problem in New Jersey though is it.

No it's not nearly 35 states no longer qualify for this.

Federal extended benefits program which.

Can stretch to imagine up the five months that includes state -- -- -- out of work numbers like Nevada Pennsylvania -- New York Delaware even California.

Unemployed workers felt and still collect benefits -- up -- seventy now.

Nine weeks.

Until another federal program and on December and -- -- night I know that's not a lot remember what that is the key if congress doesn't renew this emergency.

Unemployment act that's -- extended federal benefits program.

That unemployed people all the -- -- -- reflect their state benefits and that capped out.

Did we get 26 week bills becoming a whole new group of Americans unfortunately Rick Leventhal is on the streets of New York today Rick thank you here.

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