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Thursday, August 18, 2011

State Joblessness and SNAP Data

  • In May 2011, SNAP/Food Stamps participation rose to a record 45,783,078 people, an increase of 1,105,217 individuals from April 2011, and an increase of more than 4.9 million people compared with the prior May.
  • One in seven Americans receives SNAP/Food Stamps.
  • Most of the over-the-month increase was registered in Alabama, where many tornado victims received Disaster SNAP.
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Posted by Tonya at 7:35 AM