6,000 on LI lose unemployment benefits
Quick ReadThe 99 weeks of unemployment benefits run out for 46,000 in NY state and 6,000 on LI, the largest such group since 2002.
Photo credit: Getty Images File | Laura Anne Fransen fills out a job application at a career fair on March 31, 2010.
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Monday was a day of crisis for 46,000 people in New York State - including about 6,000 on Long Island: They had exhausted all 99 weeks of their unemployment benefits, the largest pool of jobless to have done so since 2002, according to the state Labor Department.
"The 99 weeks means all state and federal extensions have run out," said Labor Department spokesman Joe Morrissey. "There...
