Earlier this week, after breaking through a political logjam that some of you probably saw if you were watching TV, Congress passed and I signed into law a bill that extends unemployment insurance to help people who've been laidoffget through these hard times.
And I would say people should check out opportunity.gov which has a number of -- lots of information about how to get training when you're laidoff, particularly if you're a blue-collar worker and you can't afford it.
While some laid-off workers may get health insurance coverage though a spouse or partner, their research suggests that only about 14 percent of people who are not eligible for COBRA could get coverage through a partner or some other source after losing their job, she says.