Weeks of unemployment benefits available by state (AP)

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The federal government is paying for up to 73 weeks of extended benefits, on top of the 26 weeks provided by most states. That emergency program may end in 2012 unless Congress chooses to continue it.

For now, up to 99 weeks are available in states with the highest unemployment rates. In states with lower rates, fewer weeks are available.

Here is the maximum number of weeks available in each state:

Alabama 99

California 99

Colorado 99

Connecticut 99

District of Columbia 99

Florida 99

Georgia 99

Idaho 99

Illinois 99

Indiana 99

Kentucky 99

Michigan 99

Nevada 99

New Jersey 99

North Carolina 99

Ohio 99

Oregon 99

Rhode Island 99

Tennessee 99

Washington 99

Delaware 93

Missouri 93

New York 93

Pennsylvania 93

South Carolina 93

Texas 93

West Virginia 93

Kansas 86

Maine 86

Maryland 86

Massachusetts 86

Minnesota 86

New Mexico 86

Wisconsin 86

Arizona 79

Mississippi 79

Puerto Rico 79

Virgin Islands 79

Montana 75

Alaska 73

Arkansas 73

Hawaii 73

Iowa 73

Louisiana 73

Utah 73

Virginia 73

Nebraska 60

New Hampshire 60

North Dakota 60

Oklahoma 60

South Dakota 60

Vermont 60

Wyoming 60

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