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Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax
White Papers Over the past two decades, the continuous erosion of federal administrative resources has challenged state unemployment insurance agencies to deliver improved services at lower costs. To help agencies overcome these barriers, CGI-AMS delivers a...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Unemployment Highest Among IT Graduates
News IT graduates have the highest unemployment rate across all degree subjects at almost double the average for students leaving UK university courses, according to new figures from the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hecsu).
[January 3, 2007, 15:23]
Unemployment, Capital-Labor Substitution, And Economic Growth
White Papers This paper discusses the influence of economic growth on the equilibrium unemployment rate (NAIRU). It examines how income distribution and the NAIRU are influenced by capital formation, technical progress, and labor force expansion, and how these...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Combination For Success: Kansas Department Of Unemployment Insurance Turns To Innovative Technologies To Dramatically Improve Services
White Papers The United States Unemployment Insurance System is a federal-state cooperative program that temporarily pays people a portion of wages lost because of involuntary unemployment. In December of 2000, the Kansas Department of Human Resources...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Offshoring Fears Hit US IT Workers, But Unemployment Is Down
News Technology services companies say they're hiring, and unemployment rates have dropped for tech workers. Technology sector workers in the United States are feeling less bullish about the job market, according to a new study.
[October 7, 2004, 11:20]
No Credit For Transition: European Institutions And German Unemployment
White Papers In a model where unions play a key role in wage bargaining and transition imposes a substantial burden on the national budget, this paper analyzes the implications of balancing the budget for the path of unemployment.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
The Lukewarm 2004 Labor Market: Despite Some Signs Of Improvement, Wages Fell, Job Growth Lagged, And Unemployment Spells Remained Long
White Papers The unemployment rate also showed improvement, falling from an average of 6.0 percent in 2003 to an average of 5.5 percent for last year. The labor market showed some signs of improvement in 2004; most notable in this regard was the job growth that...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
The Optimal Design Of Unemployment Insurance And Employment Protection: A First Pass
White Papers Much of the policy discussion of labor market institutions has been at the margin, with proposals to tighten unemployment benefits, reduce employment protection, and so on. There has been little discussion however of what the ultimate goal and...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Vanishing Children: From High Unemployment To Low Fertility In Developed Countries
White Papers As women have joined the labor force, fertility rates have adjusted as a function of the institutional structures that shape the job market and determine its long-run unemployment rate. Exploiting the considerable variation of fertility rates and...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
European Unemployment And The Asian Emergence: Insights From The Elemental Trade Model
White Papers According to a recent trade analysis by Davis, European labour market distortions confer high wages on industrialised trading partners such as the US while the associated unemployment is entirely European.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Temporary Employment And The Natural Rate Of Unemployment
White Papers This paper examines the determinants of the natural rate of unemployment using a combined cross section and time series data set. In particular, a higher share of temporary employment in a local labor market tends to lower the natural rate of...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Well Being And Unemployment In Russia In The 1990's: Can Society's Suffering Be Individuals' Solace?
White Papers This paper studies the effect of regional unemployment rates on subjective well-being in post-Soviet Russia. Research conducted in Europe and the United States has documented that higher unemployment rates lead to lower reported life-satisfaction.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Program And BearingPoint: Putting FileNet To Work
White Papers When Minnesota residents lose their jobs unexpectedly due to downsizing or for other reasons that are no fault of their own, they can turn to the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program. Administering the Minnesota UI program was a manually...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
The Effect Of Changes In Labor Markets On The Natural Rate Of Unemployment
White Papers This paper summarizes and assesses recent research on the ways in which changes in the composition of the labor force and in the operation of labor markets may have affected the natural rate of unemployment.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Options To Extend The Duration Of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
White Papers The unemployment insurance (UI) program provides temporary income support to workers who lose their jobs. A second level of benefits is available in states with especially high unemployment. In most states, eligible unemployed workers can receive...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Family Income Of Unemployment Insurance Recipients
White Papers The rise in unemployment during the recent recession and its persistence during the current recovery have focused attention on the federal/state unemployment insurance (UI) program. If the unemployment rate in their state exceeds specified...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Web-Based EASE System Speeds Resolution Of Unemployment Claims
White Papers Under federal law, states must administer programs for providing unemployment compensation to employees who lose jobs through no fault of their own. A complex set of rules and eligibility criteria govern the award of unemployment payments.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Kansas Department Of Unemployment Insurance Turns To Innovative Technologies To Dramatically Improve Services
White Papers The Kansas Department of Human Resources' Unemployment Insurance Program temporarily pays citizens a portion of wages lost because of involuntary unemployment. To improve service for claimants and employers, the department recognized the need to...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Unemployment Benefits As A Search Subsidy: New Evidence On Duration And Wage Effects Of Unemployment Insurance
White Papers Job search models offer two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment benefits on job search outcomes among unemployed workers. By raising workers' reservation wages, unemployment benefits should contribute to both prolonged spell...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Unemployment Risk And Precautionary Wealth: Evidence From Households' Balance Sheets
White Papers For each of these problems, this paper uses existing best-practice techniques and some new strategies to relate unemployment probabilities from the current population survey to net worth data from the survey of consumer finances.
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