On Dec. 28, 2013, Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits terminated for 13,161 Arizona families. \u00a0Arizona\u2019s unemployment average weekly benefit ranks as the third lowest in the country, and is about 70 percent of our neighboring states. \u00a0Nonetheless, the loss of $220 in average weekly compensation ($240 maximum) will in most cases place severe financial consequences on the long-term unemployed, leading to possibly loss of adequate housing, reliable transportation, and leading to a drawing down of savings\u2014including often already inadequate retirement savings, or going into debt on top of the psychological burden unemployment places on people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"