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Unemployment benefits are hard to get. Thats on purpose.

Published: May 27, 2020, 6:02 p.m.

Millions of Americans who are out of work don\u2019t receive unemployment benefits. That\u2019s by design. Today, we\u2019ll look at the history of the United States\u2019 unemployment insurance system, how this country defines \u201cunemployment,\u201dand why the program was never intended to cover everyone who\u2019s not working.