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U.S. unemployment claims rose to 231,000 last week, up 13,000 claims from 218,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Massachusetts saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...
Sep. 20—WILKES-BARRE — For the 11th consecutive month, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate in August remained unchanged over the month at 3.4%. The rate remained well under the U.S. unemployment ...
The U.S. unemployment rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point from its April rate to 4.0%. The labor force reached a record high at 6,605,000 — total nonfarm jobs set a record high for the ...
Unemployment rates historically are lower for those groups with higher levels of education. For example, in May 2016 the unemployment rate for workers over 25 years of age was 2.5% for college graduates, 5.1% for those with a high school diploma, and 7.1% for those without a high school diploma.
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 unemployment system was severely backlogged during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, and Oleksiak stated "We are just going to keep plugging away to reduce that backlog." [ 5 ] Part of the problem was due to low staffing in the department due to previous low levels of unemployment claims. [ 6 ]
Jan. 25—An investigation into suspicious account activity has prompted the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry to offer free credit-monitoring to Unemployment Compensation claimants.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is a cabinet-level agency in the Government of Pennsylvania.The agency is charged with the task of overseeing the health and safety of workers, enforcement of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, vocational rehabilitation for people with disabilities, and administration of unemployment benefits and Workers' compensation.