According to the Department of Labor, nonfarm payroll job losses in December were 524,000. While this was slightly less than analysts were expecting, it’s still very bad news for the economy. The December jobless rate hit 7.2%, the highest in 16 years.

There’s a good chance that some of our readers may have become, or might yet succumb, to unemployment. We certainly hope this does not happen, but if so, we have provided a list of Unemployment Insurance links by state below:

• Alabama - http://dir.alabama.gov/uc/
• Alaska - http://www.labor.state.ak.us/esd_unemployment_insurance/home.htm
• Arizona - http://www.arkansas.gov/esd/WorkersUnempBenefits/A_uiclaim.htm
• Arkansas - https://www.azdes.gov/ASPNew/default.asp
• California - https://eapply4ui.edd.ca.gov/
• Colorado - http://www.coworkforce.com/UIT/
• Connecticut - http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/progsupt/unemplt/UI_Home.htm
• Delaware - http://www.delawareworks.com/Unemployment/welcome.shtml

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