i'm so stressed about my job situation. i've been unemployed for a couple of month
that's sad. I hope things will get better! Have you tried applying for unemployment benefits? get some payments from the state 
i know nothing about it
i can tell you more! benefits are funded by a government insurance system, not taxes on individual citizens
interesting, i would like to know more
on conditions ensuring that they seek work and do not currently have a job, and are validated as being laid off and not fired for cause in most states.
Unemployment benefit is commonly referred to as "the dole"; to receive the benefit is to be "on the dole". "Dole" here is an archaic expression meaning "one's allotted portion", from the synonymous Old English word "dāl".
History.
The first modern unemployment benefit scheme was introduced in the United Kingdom with
situation, Oakland, San Francisco, and it is complex. You talk about complex situations; they have done a terrific job. I know there are some people who think it's taken too long and I understand that. I'm willing to accept that. But you make decisions like this; I've always said, you'd better be careful. Better to get it done right than to get it done fast. But we'll make a decision that's based on logic and reason at the proper time."