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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 215,000 for the week ended May 18. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 220,000 claims in the latest week.
Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in two years. Applications for ...
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 243,000 for the week ended July 13, the Labor Department said on Thursday. ... The so-called continuing ...
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.
For one, initial claims don't include continued claims—individuals who claim benefits for additional weeks of unemployment beyond their initial claim. Additionally, not all claimants will actually receive unemployment benefits. [1] The report is released weekly at 08:30 Eastern Time on Thursdays. The data in the report is collected from state ...
The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is an agency of the Virginia state government that provides benefits and services to unemployed citizens, such as employment programs. [1] [2] The agency currently runs a monthly newsletter, sends monthly reports to the Virginia General Assembly, and issues press releases. [3]
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week and remain historically low, however the total number of people collecting jobless benefits continues to grow. The ...
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though still healthy level. Jobless claims for the week ending July 13 rose ...