Unemployment's Inequalities

Not only does it suck to be unemployed, but you could be receiving a completely different sum of money than your out of work next-door neighbor, if he (or you) crosses a nearby state line to work. (This strikes us as being particularly relevant as we, in D.C., are near the borders of one other state and one not-a-state.)

“Thirty-three states cover people who leave work for certain compelling family reasons, and 15 offer extra benefits to those who enroll in job training,” the Wall Street Journal reports, and North Dakotans can work part time and still receive some unemployment benefits.