The year 2014 has been significant in terms of the falling unemployment rates across the country. The national average unemployment rate for November stood strong at 5.8 %, the lowest in the last five years. The rates spiked during 2008 and continued fluctuating upwards until the beginning of 2014. The national jobless rates have been falling since Jan 2014, ending on a happy note which stood at 5.8 for November. … Read more
You may be considering quitting your job because the environment at work no longer feels secure or peaceful. Perhaps, you already quit the job voluntarily because you could not take it anymore. Since UI benefits are usually offered to people who lose their jobs due to no fault of their own, it is only natural that you might be wondering if you are eligible or not. Here’s some happy news, … Read more
New claims for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level after two record setting years in 2011. Applicants for unemployment fell in a row, suggesting that the job market recovery was gaining speed. Overall, average length of time in which the Washington workers collected the benefits has reduced from 42.2 weeks in 2010 to about 36.2 weeks near the end of 2011. Still, unemployment in Washington remains high. Unemployment applications … Read more
The Americans are insisting on lawmakers to extend unemployment benefits as seeking a job becomes harder. Lawmakers are facing new pressure to extend jobless benefits after groups supporting the measure have started on a new round of lobbying to persuade Congress to extend federal benefits to the long-term unemployed. An allied group of advocates including the National Employment Law Project (NELP) held more than 40 meetings with lawmakers on Capitol … Read more
US congress has implemented a 2012 unemployment benefits extension in the highest unemployed states in the country. Nearly overshadowed by debates, Congress is wrestling with how to increase the unemployment benefits that are about to expire. This emergency unemployment compensation is certainly a necessity and has been extended by Congress nine times since they were first passed in June, 2008. It didn’t come as an easy task for Congress to … Read more
The US Senate passed a bill with overwhelming support from senators of both parties and the backing of Obama which had a provision for extended unemployment benefits for two months in 2012. This means the federal extended unemployment benefits will continue to be paid for even those nearing the end of the maximum 99 weeks. As stated by National Employment Law Project (NELP) paper, nearly seven million Americans who are … Read more
Federal EUC benefits have expired and the Congress has not approved an extension of unemployment benefits. You have lost your job that provided all the financial support. Now what? Obviously this is not the time to doubt in your abilities and feel depressed. Take a step back and use job search links to look for a stable income. But the first thing you need to do is to file for … Read more
Congress voted to extend the Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through 2013 on tuesday (1-1-2013). This means, unemployed workers who are currently collecting federal jobless benefits can continue to receive unemployment compensation. Unemployed workers who run out of state benefits during 2013 are now eligible for benefit extensions. With the extension of EUC, more than 2 million Americans have been saved from hitting poverty. EUC is a 100% federally funded program … Read more