a policy enunciated by President Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential feature of which is that the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their systems on this continent, or any interference to oppress, or in any manner control the destiny of, governments whose independence had ...
( A handful of states reduced the duration of benefits in 2011 to 20 or 25 weeks , in response to state budget shortfalls ; Florida reduced its benefit maximum to 12 to 23 weeks , depending on the state 's unemployment rate . ) During our current recession , however , the federal government has stepped in to supplement state programs and provide ...
The exact benefit payment depends on past earnings but, as a rule of thumb, benefit payments work out to be about half of average weekly earnings during the base period. As of 2015, unemployment benefits last a maximum of six months. To qualify for unemployment, you must have been laid off rather than fired for cause. You may be able to collect if you quit, but only if it was because of a serious issue like discrimination, harassment or unsafe conditions.