Clark and I estimated that the existence of unemployment insurance almost doubles the number of unemployment spells lasting more than three months. If unemployment insurance were eliminated, the unemployment rate would drop by more than ...
If unemployment insurance were eliminated, the unemployment rate would drop by more than half a percentage point, which means that the number of unemployed people would fall by about 750000. This is all the more significant in light of ...
One way to do that would be to help states replenish their own unemployment insurance accounts, which are being exhausted at a rate that is causing states such as California and Ohio to consider raising the taxes they levy on employers. ...
Columbus’ unemployment rate was moderately higher than the state unemployment rate in October. Georgia’s seasonally adjusted rate rose to 7.0 percent — the highest rate in 16 years. More than 343000 unemployment Georgians are currently ...
State Unemployment Claims Reach Seven-Month High. November Marks Nine Consecutive Months Claims Top 2000. POSTED: 8:16 am HST November 30, 2008. UPDATED: 8:34 am HST November 30, 2008. HONOLULU -- More Hawaii residents are filing ...
In the past year, the unemployment rate has risen in every county, city and labor market area in the state . The average effective tax rate will increase from 0.62 percent of total payroll this year, the lowest unemployment insurance ...
Ayre said the one percentage point jump in the unemployment rate was one of the largest the state has seen in years. The last time the state saw a similar steep month-to-month climb in the unemployment rate was in April 1980, ...
