Iowa workforce says the state's missed out on getting $14.5-million in federal stimulus funding to provide extra jobless benefits for residents who've been out of a job for more than a year. The Des Moines Register reports Democrats in the senate approved a bill for an extended benefits program for states with unemployment at a three-month average of 6.5% or higher. But data today show the state's 3-month unemployment average was 6.1%, meaning Iowa would no longer qualify for funding.
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