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Share of unemployed people with unemployment insurance benefits, 1989–2011
Note: Monthly data span Jan. 1989–Dec. 2011. Extended benefits are not seasonally adjusted. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance program statistics and the Current Population Survey public data series
Updated May 15, 2012
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