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Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Ohio last week compared with the week prior.
To apply online, visit the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services’ website at un e mployment.ohio.gov and follow the steps listed. If you don’t have access to a computer, you can apply by ...
Ohio ranked last out of all the states in the U.S. for the biggest increases in unemployment claims as of Aug. 1, with its last week’s claims 31.27% lower than in the previous week and 71.14% ...
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 insurance program is a benefit for workers who have lost their jobs. The maximum duration of benefits has increased from 26 to 99 weeks in some states. Unemployment extensions across the U.S. are typically not a concern due to stringent policies that state unemployment agencies have enacted in recent years.
The United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average (mean) duration of unemployment in weeks was 37.2 weeks in November 2013. [3] The median duration was 17.0 weeks. 22.6% of people who were unemployed found a new job in less than 5 weeks, while 37.3% had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. [3]
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 213,000 for the week ended Nov. 23, the Labor Department said on Wednesday.
For the year 2008, ODJFS sought federal help concerning Ohio's unemployment insurance trust fund. State officials had stated that the fund was in danger of running out before the end of the year. [9] On December 5, 2008, ODJFS announced that extended unemployment benefit payments will start the week of December 22, 2008. [10]