Snowed-In States Plowing Through Budgets

New York City has already plowed through its $41 million dollar snow budget and winter's not over, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller.

"We have put our sanitation workers on split shifts - 2,200 workers per shift," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Pennsylvania spent 93 percent of its budget, even before this snowfall forcing some tough decisions.

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"We will fill potholes ... in April, May and June but the bigger repaving work will have to be put off until next year," said Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Allen Biehler.

Virginia is already a whopping $70 million over budget.

And Georgia doesn't even set aside money for snow removal but has spent five million dollars.

Snow is also affecting the jobless rate. Snowed-in workers became laid off workers and that's being blamed for a jump in new unemployment claims. Some experts say 100,000 jobs may be lost due to snow before winter is over.

"They couldn't get to work, they couldn't get paid and they got laid off, and as a result, they applied for unemployment insurance," said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial.

At some small businesses, an already slow season has gotten worse.

How has snow impacted business?

"It cuts in it half without having any of the walk in traffic," Doug Valeria, manager of Gotham Gardens, told Miller.

But two doors away, customers are stocking up to hunker down.

"We had customers in here and we were turning away people at 9 o'clock to buy wine and take back home," said wine shop owner Tres Meyer.