Some 5,000 Rhode Islanders will lose their jobless benefits after congress failed to renew the emergency unemployment compensation program before leaving for the holidays.

如果国会未能在假期前批准紧急失业补助项目，约5千名罗得岛州民众将失去失业救济。

The government also has its own workers' compensation programs, but these federal or national government laws are just for people who work for the government.

政府也有自己的工人补偿计划，但这些联邦或国家政府法律仅适用于为政府工作的人。