For all those people who are looking for unemployment benefits given to them by their states, here is the latest information on 2012 US unemployment extension. On December 10, 2011, Congress approved a two-month extension for 2012 unemployment extension benefits. That meant that 99 weeks unemployment extension compensation could be given to those Americans who had not been employed for 99 weeks. This bill naturally came as a boon for all states, where unemployment rate was very high, including Wisconsin and Ohio.

Now, how does this unemployment extension bill help the Americans? One has to face it – the media is trying to play down the large number of unemployed Americans, because they do not want to spread more panic, in states, where the unemployment rate is growing every month. The number of people being laid off and businesses closing down, because Americans are not getting the right jobs, equal to their experience and skills, is getting to be rather scary. State unemployment does not mean how many Americans are jobless in the state. It means how many Americans are collecting unemployment benefits because they have not managed to get a job.

According to different state statistics, 25% of Americans do not have a job, right at this moment. Along with that, you need to add the number of people who cannot manage to get the job, after they have been laid off. So, the Senate's passing of the 2012 US unemployment extension which – by the way is expiring on 29 February, – says that you have to file for your unemployment claims, at a recognized website.

You can get more information about the tier of benefits, which best suit your "stage" of unemployment, at your particular state's unemployment website. There, you are going to get all the information required, to file your claim, and also you are going to get information on which tier you belong. After that, you are also going to get information on the collection of all the extended benefits given to unemployed people living in the US.

The Congress passed this bill on 14 January, 2012. The Congress has decided to meet on the week starting January 23rd, so that it can discuss all the extra details of unemployment benefits, on a state wide and nationwide basis. The federal extension period determining unemployment benefits is going to expire by the end of February. So people who are unemployed are hoping that the Congress comes to a sensible and workable decision before that date.