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Unemployment insurance
Weekly jobless claims dip, but they've climbed this spring. What's the takeaway?
May 16, 2024
Recent data indicates some cooling of the job market, but the real number of people laid off may be higher.
Three years after the pandemic recession, signing up for unemployment still isn't easy
Jun 26, 2023
States are upgrading IT and accessibility to unemployment insurance, but it's a long hard road.
Layoffs may be on the horizon. Is the unemployment insurance system ready?
Aug 4, 2022
States are upgrading antiquated technology. But there are still big disparities among states.
GAO report highlights vulnerabilities in the unemployment insurance claims system
Jun 9, 2022
The report says decades of underinvestment in personnel and technology have led to weaknesses that were exposed during the pandemic, when there was high demand for benefits.
As federal unemployment benefits end, many states' UI systems remain janky
Sep 7, 2021
Some crash, others don’t work on mobile devices. In some states, workers have to wait to receive new passwords by mail to access their accounts.
Did hiring pick up after states ended extra federal unemployment benefits?
Jul 22, 2021
What business owners are seeing, plus a look at unemployment and job search data.
Big jump in unemployment benefit claims from gig workers
by
Erika Beras
Jan 21, 2021
More people are relying on gig work, which puts a lot of risk on the workers themselves.
For public good, not for profit.
Unemployment insurance is broken. What would it take to fix it?
Jan 20, 2021
Making the unemployment system a federal program could help reduce some of the huge racial disparities that currently exist.
Long-term unemployment rose slightly in December
Jan 8, 2021
But it doesn't account for those who've stopped looking for work.
Why hasn't Congress fixed unemployment insurance?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Alli Fam
Dec 17, 2020
Congress was able to pass the CARES Act quickly, but its benefits expire Dec. 26. Will they be extended?