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September 6, 2024 at 4:31 AM. Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Kentucky rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a ...
U.S. unemployment claims rose to 243,000 last week, up 20,000 claims from 223,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. South Carolina saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...
U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 209,000 last week, down 1,000 claims from 210,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Oregon saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...
The Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) is an extension of unemployment benefits authorized under federal law. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (enacted on Feb 22, 2012) modified EUC08. [4] [5] Claimants who filed an initial claim effective on or after May 7, 2006 are potentially eligible for EUC08.
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.
Economics. Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people. Depending on the country and the status of the person, those sums may be small, covering only basic needs, or may compensate the lost time ...
If you've recently lost your job in Kentucky, you may be eligible for Kentucky Unemployment Insurance benefits. This is a guide to filing your claim for Kentucky unemployment benefits. Since each ...
The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (or FUTA, I.R.C. ch. 23) is a United States federal law that imposes a federal employer tax used to help fund state workforce agencies. Employers report this tax by filing Internal Revenue Service Form 940 annually.