The U.S. unemployment system is not prepared for a recession, with some states having failed to raise their maximum weekly ...

When an employee is laid off or fired, they can apply for unemployment insurance (UI) to help them get by while looking for another job. Whether or not that person receives benefits is up to the state ...

It sounds like a good problem to have: receiving more than expected in your state’s weekly jobless benefit check. But experts say a state overpaying your unemployment insurance (UI) could turn out to ...

A surge of unemployment insurance applications during the pandemic overwhelmed state offices. (Lev Radin/Shutterstock) State UI agencies have begun addressing an array of technical shortcomings, but ...

Chairman LaHood, Ranking Member Davis, and members of the Work and Welfare Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on potential improvements to the nation’s unemployment ...

State unemployment insurance could withstand less than three months in an economic downturn. The taxes that support the fund ...

California’s unemployment insurance (UI) financing system is facing big deficits, requiring a full "redesign," according to a new report from the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) ...