Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Extended, November 21, 2008

The EUC program was created on June 30, 2008, by the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-252). It made up to 13 additional weeks of benefits available to unemployed individuals who had already collected all regular state benefits for which they were eligible and who meet the eligibility requirements.

On November 21, 2008, President Bush signed the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008. This bill expands Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) to 20 weeks nationwide, and creates a second tier of 13 weeks of EUC for individuals in States with high unemployment rates.

States are administering the EUC program. For information about how to apply for EUC, click on the map below. It provides links to the websites for each state agency.