Posts Tagged ‘unemployment benefits’
WASHINGTON — In the week ending Aug. 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims in the U.S. was 473,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 486,750, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate [...] [...]
In the week ending Aug. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims in the U.S. was 500,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 482,500, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.5 [...] [...]
In the week ending Aug. 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims in the U.S. was 484,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 473,500, an increase of 14,250 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.5 [...] [...]
New requests for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in almost four months. Economists said the jump in claims is a cautionary sign that higher corporate profits and a slowly recovering economy aren’t spurring companies to generate many jobs. Here’s a look at the states with the biggest declines in initial jobless [...] [...]
In the week ending July 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims in the U.S. was 479,000, an increase of 19,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 458,500, an increase of 5,250 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.6 [...] [...]
In the week ending July 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 457,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 452,500, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.6 percent for the week [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) began processing weekly Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) claims July 23 and paid 16,000 Mississippians an additional $4.8 million July 26. The EUC program has four tiers. Individuals who have exhausted regular unemployment benefits since May 22, or that have exhausted one of the first three tiers [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives today is expected to send President Barack Obama a long-sought measure to resume unemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed. Obama is set to sign the bill as soon as Congress can ship it to him. The Senate broke through months of stalemate in passing the [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Millions of people stuck on the jobless rolls would receive an extension of unemployment benefits averaging $309 a week under a Senate bill that appears set to break free of a Republican filibuster. Democrats have stripped the unemployment insurance measure down to the bare essentials for today’s vote, which is a do-over of [...] [...]
In the week ending July 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 429,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 455,250, a decrease of 11,750 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for the week [...] [...]
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