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This comes as state’s adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.0% but remained below the 4.1% rate national, according to numbers released last week. The Unemployment rate rises in 11 of 12 ...
Wisconsin saw the unemployment rate rise in 60 of its 72 counties in November while rates decreased or stayed the same over the year in 63 counties. Madison (2.0%), DePere (2.1%), Muskego (2.1% ...
(The Center Square) – Unemployment rates dropped in 10 of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan areas for October from September while all 12 areas saw year over year unemployment declines. Twenty-three ...
In 1932, Wisconsin passed the first public unemployment insurance program in the United States, offering 50% wage compensation for a maximum of 10 weeks, funded through a payroll tax imposed on employers. [11] [12] Programs were created in other states following the passage of the federal Social Security Act of 1935. Under Title III of the Act ...
To effect its mission, the Department administers unemployment benefits and workers' compensation programs for the state of Wisconsin; ensures compliance with state laws on wages and discrimination; provides job resources, training, and employment assistance for job-seekers; and engages with employers to help them find and maintain adequate ...
The Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 created the dole system of payments for unemployed workers in the United Kingdom. [8] The dole system provided 39 weeks of unemployment benefits to over 11,000,000 workers—practically the entire civilian working population except domestic service, farmworkers, railway men, and civil servants.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s number of individuals employed reached another all-time high in November. The unemployment rate in the state was 2.9% in November, below the national rate of ...
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