Unemployment Benefits For Seasonal And Contract Workers

States provide Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to the people who have lost their full-time job through no fault of their own. In this article, we will tell you if states offer unemployment benefits for seasonal and contract workers. But before that, let us see who are considered as seasonal and contract workers. Who Are Seasonal And Contract Workers? Seasonal, contract workers and temporary employees who are hired for a fixed … Read more

How To Stop filing For Unemployment Insurance

Stop Unemployment

If you’ve been drawing unemployment insurance benefits and have since found employment – congratulations! Finding a job after a stretch of receiving unemployment compensation is a major accomplishment and you should feel proud. Now that you’re once again employed, one important step you’ll need to take is to learn how to stop unemployment benefits. This is a relatively simple, but important, process, and we’ll walk you through everything you need … Read more

Unemployment Benefit Disqualifications: Know The Top 5 Reasons

The federal government provides Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to those who lost their jobs. However, not all unemployed are eligible for the benefits. There are several requirements which one must meet in order to receive the benefits, failing to which they can be disqualified from receiving the benefits. Here, we will walk you through some of the reasons for unemployment benefit disqualifications. Unemployment Benefit Disqualifications Some of the circumstances that … Read more

Missouri unemployment rate declines

The Missouri unemployment rate dropped for the first time in this year. The statistics say that Missouri’s jobless rate was 9.4 percent in April, down from 9.5 percent in March but still higher than the 9.1 percent rate of April 2009. The state’s April rate was lower than the national rate of 9.9 percent, which increased 0.2 percent from the month before. The state’s total work force was 2.67 million … Read more

South Carolina unemployment rate edges down to 11.6%

As per the data released by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, the unemployment rate of South Carolina has edged down from 12.2 percent to 11.6 percent. Currently, it is the sixth highest in the nation in terms of unemployment. This happened in spite of the labor force shrinking by 6,200 positions in April. However, the unemployment rate of the state remains higher than that of the nation, … Read more

Long Term Unemployment – Tips to Boost Your Job Search

Being unemployed is a phase of life where one can succumb to a lot of negativity and suffer from low morale. This fact is more evident during long-term unemployment, specially when you’re the breadwinner and there are no financial resources available as a backup. You’re doing all that you can to look up for jobs, but not finding any. During such a phase, you must pause from the routine, introspect, … Read more

Illinois Still Caught In Unemployment Crisis

Illinois has the country’s second highest unemployment rate first being Nevada. At 9.3 percent, it is two percent higher than the national average of 7.5 percent. The US is on its way to economic recovery but some states are still lagging in terms of fixing its unemployment rate. The number of Illinois workers who have been unemployed for more than six months continue to push records higher, according to a … Read more

Decline in the US Unemployment Aid Applications Indicating Job Growth

After a long period of stagnation now comes a ray of hope for the unemployed. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to 340,000 last week from 363,000, a level indicating visible job growth in recent quarters. This is lower than the median estimate of 345,000 predicted by 50 economists in a survey by Bloomberg News. A spokesman for the Labor Department said that there was nothing special … Read more

Utah Unemployment Rate

After the economic downfall, Utah has been showing some signs of improvement in the job sector. As per reports, Utah’s 0.9 employment contraction shows improvement compared to that of the previous month. There has been hiring in the sectors of temporary employment, retail trade and other sectors recently. The month-to-month figures have been increasing and that is a very encouraging sign. The experts feel that federal stimulus spending, increasing customer … Read more

Illinois SNAP program allows food stamps at restaurants

Restaurant Food

The state of Illinois is participating in the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Restaurant Meals Program. Launched in DeWitt, Franklin, and Cook counties during the spring of 2022, the program allows some SNAP participants – including the homeless, elderly and disabled – to use their SNAP benefits for hot, prepared food from participating restaurants. This is a key break from traditional program requirements, which historically have limited use of … Read more