The maximum weekly benefit for New Jerseyans who collect unemployment insurance and other state income support programs is increasing this year, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

 

 

Effective Jan. 1, the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit rose from $584 to $600; disability insurance and family leave insurance increased from a weekly maximum of $546 to $561, and the maximum weekly benefit under workers

Wow. Just wow. That is going to be an awful lot of money, for both large and small companies.

 

This state sux. I really wish my wife would let me move.

I know a guy that was laid off in oct 08. He's been on Unemployment since then and working various odd jobs for cash. He brings home more now than he did when he was working.

Our unemployment system promotes unemployment...go figure

I dont know, if you were used to working a good office job.... $600 a week is not that much. lol. hey, every little bit helps.

 

btw, unemployement benefits come from the unemployement fund that you pay for while working, along with your employer. =)

My (lazy) nephew has been out of work for 14 months. When I asked him at Christmas if he was looking for a job, he said he makes more from unemployment than any of the jobs he can find. I guess he is just going to sit on his a$$ until the government stops paying him? Unfortunately, I know couple of people with the same attitude.

My (lazy) nephew has been out of work for 14 months. When I asked him at Christmas if he was looking for a job, he said he makes more from unemployment than any of the jobs he can find. I guess he is just going to sit on his a$$ until the government stops paying him? Unfortunately, I know couple of people with the same attitude.

 

Very True, John. There are those of us who have been laid off, Dec 09 for me, aqnd there are no jobs in this area. I could move a long distance but not in the cards right now. Fortunately for me I have been working pretty steady in my field as a contractor and after 1 year, I still had $2700 left in my unemployment fund from the original $14k.

 

As Maks said, if you've been making a good living, it could be difficult to take a low paying job that won't cover your bills. Many millions of people are "under-employed" and barely getting by, if they're getting by. I'm not looking for handouts while sitting on my a$$, but I did pay into the fund as well as my employers for many years.

 

Unfortunately, our greedy, corrupt, low-life politicians had raided the fund while times were good and it was almost empty when it was needed.

 

Politicians should be criminally charged for grand larceny, they have stolen this money, that is a crime!!!!!

 

Just like the "stimulus money" that has gone to non-existant zip codes and congressional districts. Any one in the federal gov't who allowed taxpayer $$ to go to these places, should be charged with theft!!!!

I worked and paid into the fund for 48 years and never collected a penny, then last May, my company went bankrupt and I have been unemployed since then. There are very few jobs around here in my fields and when I do go and apply for a job, I am "too qualified" or I have "too much experience". Good thing I have my pension.

I worked and paid into the fund for 48 years and never collected a penny, then last May, my company went bankrupt and I have been unemployed since then. There are very few jobs around here in my fields and when I do go and apply for a job, I am "too qualified" or I have "too much experience". Good thing I have my pension.

 

 

Yep!

Most of us slightly younger guys don't have a pension to fall back on these days.

Most of us slightly younger guys don't have a pension to fall back on these days.

 

What's a pension? What's Social Security?

Ahh, the benefits of being old! When I started teaching back in 1970, I figured I would do it for a year or two and get a real job. 35 years later, I was sitting at a retirement dinner. How did that happen? The good thing was I sold my house up north, moved down the shore and got a great little part time job...life was good! Plenty of free time to Fish, Boat, Kayak , do my car club events and shoot. Then the economy tanked and my company went belly up and now I am just one of the many unemployed.