That means that the cost of a stamp to mail a standard letter will decrease from 49 cents to 47 cents this Sunday. The price of sending a postcard will also drop by a penny, to 34 cents, while international mail will go down by a nickel, to $1.15 per letter instead of the current $1.20.
Most states offer 26 weeks of unemployment insurance compensation. However, at the time of publication, unemployed individuals can qualify for a maximum of 73 weeks of benefits with Emergency Unemployment Compensation from the federal government, depending on the unemployment rate in the state of residence.
Your claim will begin the Sunday of the calendar week in which your application is filed. Waiting more than a week to apply will delay the start of your claim, and no benefits will be paid for weeks of unemployment that pass before the week you file.