When an employee is laid off or fired, they can apply for unemployment insurance (UI) to help them get by while looking for another job. Whether or not that person receives benefits is up to the state ...
The U.S. unemployment system is not prepared for a recession, with some states having failed to raise their maximum weekly ...
Continuing unemployment claims fell by 32,000 the week before last and have been trending down since late last year.
A surge of unemployment insurance applications during the pandemic overwhelmed state offices. (Lev Radin/Shutterstock) State UI agencies have begun addressing an array of technical shortcomings, but ...
Chairman LaHood, Ranking Member Davis, and members of the Work and Welfare Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on potential improvements to the nation’s unemployment ...
It sounds like a good problem to have: receiving more than expected in your state’s weekly jobless benefit check. But experts say a state overpaying your unemployment insurance (UI) could turn out to ...
Paul Toomey is the President of Geographic Solutions. He's an expert in labor market data, workforce development and unemployment insurance. The pandemic exposed a significant weakness in the outdated ...
State unemployment insurance could withstand less than three months in an economic downturn. The taxes that support the fund ...