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The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims jumped by by 33,000 to 258,000 for the week of Oct. 3. That's the most since Aug. 5, 2023 and well above the 229,000 ...
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 act (Statutes 1935, chapter 352) was set up to provide "a (monetary) reserve to assist in protecting the public against the social effects of unemployment." The purpose of the department was to operate a statewide system of employment agencies and distribute the payment of unemployment insurance to eligible unemployed workers. [citation needed]
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Its mission is to provide training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services. ETA administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and ...
Jobless claims dropped by 7,000 to 227,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits, which are a proxy for layoffs, remain low by historic standards.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that jobless claims dropped by 24,000 to 209,000. Overall, 1.84 million Americans were receiving unemployment benefits the week that ended Nov. 11, down by ...
The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board (UIAB) hears appeals against Labor Department determinations on issues of eligibility and contribution liability. As of 27 November 2024 [update] , New York owed the United States over $6 billion in outstanding loans from the ( Unemployment Trust Fund ) Federal Unemployment Account, down from its $10.2 ...
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