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(The Center Square) – Kentucky's unemployment rate continued to increase incrementally in December, even as more residents found work during the month. The 5.2% rate was a tenth of a point ...
That’s according to unemployment data released by the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The November unemployment rate of 5.1% was up a tenth from October and up November 2023's 4.3% .
Kentucky took the approach of raising taxes and lowering benefits to attempt to balance its unemployment insurance program. Starting in 2010, a claimant's weekly benefits will decrease from 68% to 62% and the taxable wage base will increase from US$8,000 to US$12,000, over a ten-year period.
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
Deloitte Consulting will replace the KY Labor Cabinet’s aged unemployment insurance system by 2028. During COVID-19, the system was overwhelmed by a surge of benefit requests.
It is also the maximum amount of covered wages that are taken into account when average earnings are calculated in order to determine a worker's Social Security benefit. In 2020, the Social Security Wage Base was $137,700 and in 2021 was $142,800; the Social Security tax rate was 6.20% paid by the employee and 6.20% paid by the employer.
Unemployment was the main reason for wage subsidy. According to the classical theory of unemployment, unemployment is the consequence of distortions of the labour market at the low end of the salary range. A worker will be taken on by an employer so long as his or her economic value is greater than the cost of employment (which lies largely in ...
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