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Analyst LaDonna Pavetti from the Progressive Center for Budget and Policy Priorities puts job losses as high as 900,000 when the funding for the jobs expires on September 30. When the funding was originally introduced it was hoped the economy would recover sufficiently enough for state and community agencies to keep new employees on the payroll. Those hopes have diminished in the drawn out recession and the inability or unwillingness of Congress to extend the jobs benefits. Continue reading →