{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-fattah-doyle-brady-schwartz-and-cartwright-release-county-by-county-report-highlighting-need-to-extend-unemployment-insurance", "Casey, Fattah, Doyle, Brady, Schwartz and Cartwright Release County by County Report Highlighting Need to Extend Unemployment Insurance", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Bob Casey", "C001070", "www.casey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Representatives Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bob Brady (D-PA), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) and Matt Cartwright (D-PA) released a new county by county report that highlights the need to extend\u00a0the unemployment insurance benefits that are set to expire at the end of this month. The report, which was produced by minority staff of the House Ways and Means Committee with data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry shows that extending unemployment insurance would benefit over 73,000 Pennsylvanians. Further data shows that an extension of this program will boost GDP and job creation in the coming months.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m urging Congress to come together on a bipartisan basis to extend unemployment insurance soon,\u201d Senator Casey said. \u201cExtending unemployment insurance will help those actively seeking work and provide a jolt to GDP as we begin the new year.\u201d\r\n\u201cAt a time when our country is seeing strong signs of recovery, the last thing we need is another self-inflicted economic wound,\u201d said Congressman Fattah. \u201cUnemployment benefits were designed to help out of work individuals get back on their feet and return to the labor force as soon as possible, with minimal loss of skills. Failing to extend unemployment insurance will hurt job creation and our country\u2019s GDP.\u00a0 This is a safety net for tens of thousands across our state and these benefits should be extended.\u201d\r\n\u201cMillions of Americans are still out of work as a result of the recent recession,\u201d Congressman Doyle said. \u201cUnemployment has come down a lot, but at 7 percent, it\u2019s still hard for many Americans to find work. The same is true in southwestern Pennsylvania. This isn\u2019t the time to arbitrarily end federal emergency unemployment assistance to the long-term unemployed. Moreover, ending EUC now will slow economic growth and job creation. It makes no economic sense, and it\u2019s no way to treat our neighbors whose deepest desire is to get another job.\u201d\r\nCongressman Brady: \u201cIt\u2019s no surprise that Americans think that the 113th Congress is the worse in our history. It\u2019s a disgrace that the House\u2019s majority won\u2019t pass an extension for unemployed working class people when they\u2019re perfectly fine with continuing tax breaks for billionaires.\u201d\r\nRep. Allyson Y. Schwartz said, \u201cIt is unacceptable that Congress has failed to pass an extension of emergency unemployment benefits for Pennsylvanians who are struggling to find work. Right now, 73,000 Pennsylvanians face losing a critical economic lifeline on December 28th. And, economists from all perspectives have warned that failing to extend unemployment benefits hurts our economic recovery. Congress must act as quickly as possible to help Pennsylvanians who are looking for work, protect existing jobs and strengthen our economy.\u201d\r\nThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that extending unemployment insurance will increase GDP while helping Americans find work. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) recently released a report detailing the economic impact of failing to continue UI through 2014.\u00a0 The EPI analysis found that 310,000 jobs and $37.8 billion of economic activity would be lost if UI expires.\r\nThe federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program was first enacted in June 2008, when the national unemployment rate stood at 5.6 percent. The EUC program is scheduled to expire at the end of 2013, with the last payable week ending on December 28th. After changes made to the EUC program in early 2012, there is no longer any phase-out for the program, so that every individual now receiving these benefits will lose them during the same week.\r\nThe Department of Labor estimates that the expiration of the EUC program would cut off unemployment benefits to approximately 1.3 million jobless Americans on December 28th. The percentage of jobless Americans who have been unemployed for longer than 6 months remains close to historic levels. About 37 percent of the unemployed, or over 4 million people, are now long-term unemployed.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDepartment of Labor & Industry\r\nCenter for Workforce Information & Analysis\r\n12/18/2013\r\nEUC Recipients (all programs)\r\nWEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNumber of UC Recipients\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPennsylvania\r\n\r\n\r\n73,330\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAdams County\r\n\r\n\r\n370\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAllegheny County\r\n\r\n\r\n6,390\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nArmstrong County\r\n\r\n\r\n370\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBeaver County\r\n\r\n\r\n930\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBedford County\r\n\r\n\r\n290\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBerks County\r\n\r\n\r\n2,320\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBlair County\r\n\r\n\r\n680\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBradford County\r\n\r\n\r\n260\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBucks County\r\n\r\n\r\n3,010\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nButler County\r\n\r\n\r\n860\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCambria County\r\n\r\n\r\n910\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCameron County\r\n\r\n\r\n40\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCarbon County\r\n\r\n\r\n440\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCentre County\r\n\r\n\r\n340\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChester County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,630\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nClarion County\r\n\r\n\r\n190\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nClearfield County\r\n\r\n\r\n530\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nClinton County\r\n\r\n\r\n260\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nColumbia County\r\n\r\n\r\n340\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCrawford County\r\n\r\n\r\n430\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCumberland County\r\n\r\n\r\n940\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDauphin County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,550\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDelaware County\r\n\r\n\r\n3,020\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nElk County\r\n\r\n\r\n150\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nErie County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,660\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFayette County\r\n\r\n\r\n810\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nForest County\r\n\r\n\r\n20\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFranklin County\r\n\r\n\r\n610\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFulton County\r\n\r\n\r\n70\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nGreene County\r\n\r\n\r\n150\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHuntingdon County\r\n\r\n\r\n280\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIndiana County\r\n\r\n\r\n550\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJefferson County\r\n\r\n\r\n240\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJuniata County\r\n\r\n\r\n130\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLackawanna County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,530\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLancaster County\r\n\r\n\r\n2,080\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLawrence County\r\n\r\n\r\n520\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLebanon County\r\n\r\n\r\n650\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLehigh County\r\n\r\n\r\n2,140\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLuzerne County\r\n\r\n\r\n2,580\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLycoming County\r\n\r\n\r\n840\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMcKean County\r\n\r\n\r\n210\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMercer County\r\n\r\n\r\n490\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMifflin County\r\n\r\n\r\n270\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMonroe County\r\n\r\n\r\n930\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMontgomery County\r\n\r\n\r\n3,650\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMontour County\r\n\r\n\r\n60\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNorthampton County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,270\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNorthumberland County\r\n\r\n\r\n690\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPerry County\r\n\r\n\r\n190\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPhiladelphia County\r\n\r\n\r\n11,910\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPike County\r\n\r\n\r\n180\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPotter County\r\n\r\n\r\n100\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSchuylkill County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,050\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSnyder County\r\n\r\n\r\n150\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSomerset County\r\n\r\n\r\n580\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSullivan County\r\n\r\n\r\n40\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSusquehanna County\r\n\r\n\r\n150\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTioga County\r\n\r\n\r\n280\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nUnion County\r\n\r\n\r\n140\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVenango County\r\n\r\n\r\n370\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWarren County\r\n\r\n\r\n170\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWashington County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,090\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWayne County\r\n\r\n\r\n220\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWestmoreland County\r\n\r\n\r\n1,970\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWyoming County\r\n\r\n\r\n160\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYork County\r\n\r\n\r\n2,100\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOther\r\n\r\n\r\n3,800\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\u00a0 Unemployment\r\n\r\n\r\nCompensation System\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n###\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\r\n\t\t\t\t\tJohn Rizzo (Casey) 202-228-6367 Allyson Freeman(Fattah) 202-225-4001 Matt Dinkel (Doyle) 202-225-2135 Karen Warrington (Brady) 215-389-4627 Greg Vadala (Schwartz) 202-225-6111 Shane Seaver (Cartwright) 202-225-5546", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-fattah-doyle-brady-schwartz-and-cartwright-release-county-by-county-report-highlighting-need-to-extend-unemployment-insurance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9740819223225117, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}