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.
After you apply for unemployment benefits, you must file a weekly claim at the beginning of the next week in order to begin receiving benefits. Then, you must file a claim each week until you want your benefits to stop. File online; or. Call 800-318-6022 to use the automated phone system; or.