Jobless claims are on the rise again. But that doesn't mean the recovery is doomed
Another 744,000 American workers filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Labor Department.
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Another 744,000 American workers filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Labor Department.
The new system, which debuted March 30, includes the ability to talk directly with claims specialists, sign up for text notifications and securely upload documents.
The state Department of Workforce Development received a $2.4 million federal grant that it is using to begin overhauling the 50-year-old computer system.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest numbers on Thursday.
Wisconsinites can now find local workforce programs thanks to a new interactive directory of services from the Department of Workforce Development.
The unemployment rate — which only counts people who are actively seeking jobs and not those who have dropped out of the workforce entirely — inched down to 6.2% from 6.3% in January. It was forecast to stay flat.
Another 745,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Another 730,000 American workers filed for first-time unemployment benefits, adjusted for seasonal swings, last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bipartisan bill designed to begin updating the state’s antiquated unemployment insurance system that Gov. Tony Evers has blamed for causing delays in the processing of claims filed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jobless claims continue to be stubbornly high: That was a higher number than in the previous week and more than economists had expected.
With the coronavirus pandemic causing continued economic chaos, recent unemployment data showed a substantial number of job losses in December.
Evers announced the session during his State of the State speech earlier this month and called for it to begin at noon on Tuesday.
The additional Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments were made available through the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act, which extends some benefits originally passed in the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020.
Wisconsin Republicans have rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' call for a special legislative session next week to pass his plan to modernize the state's unemployment claims system.
Evers signed Executive Order #103 following his 2021 State of the State address.
It marked a decrease from the prior week.
The Department of Workforce Development has cleared its months-long backlog of unemployment insurance claims.
The state Department of Workforce Development announced Monday that it's planning to simplify initial and weekly claim applications starting this spring to feature what the agency is calling “plain language” as much as possible.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures on Thursday.
A new audit shows that the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development was responsible for 11 of the 13 weeks it took, on average, to process unemployment claims filed since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Wisconsinites who have run through their regular employment insurance benefits and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation can now apply for extended benefits, which would provide up to 13 additional weeks of unemployment payment.
The recovery in the American job market is still painfully slow. Another 778,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures on Thursday. The state rate is below the national unemployment rate for October of 6.9%.
America's employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic recovery has weakened.