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The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a program of the United States Department of Labor, its Employment and Training Administration, to help more senior citizens get back into or remain active in the labor workforce. It is a community service and work-based training program. [1]
The Department of Labor, as well as many state, local and community agencies, all provide valuable free resources to job seekers. Here are 10 to check 10 Free Government Resources for the Unemployed
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
The federal government also maintains a contingency $2 billion TANF fund (TANF CF) to assist states that may have rising unemployment. [25] The new TANF program expired on September 30, 2010, on schedule with states drawing down the entire original emergency fund of $5 billion and the contingency fund of $2 billion allocated by ARRA.
The official unemployment rate currently stands at 7.3 percent. That's down from 10.0 percent in October, 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor 5 Programs Helping The Long-Term Unemployed Find Work
According to the Labor Department, the June unemployment rate for those 55 and older hit. Ken and Daria Dolan, America's first family of personal finance, answer your questions every Friday. Click ...
ETA administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.
Federal unemployment assistance as part of the coronavirus stimulus relief bill officially ends this week, but resources are still available for those seeking relief. See: Key Points COVID-19...