Delay in Implementing Sequester Forces Deeper Unemployment Cuts

Stateline: Thousands of jobless Americans could see their unemployment checks shrink by as much as one-fourth because their states have been slow to implement across-the-board federal spending cuts.

States that implemented the cuts earlier have been able to spread out the impact over time, softening the blow. By contrast, as many as 32 states have delayed the reductions and are now being forced to make them in a shorter time frame, meaning deeper cuts to weekly benefit checks.

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