The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released an interactive map with the functionality to view unemployment rate changes by state, county and metro area. You can view 1 and 12 month net rate change by month and year. The tool also offers the ability to view county and metro area data by selecting a state,
Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund has reached its highest level since 2009. Currently, the balance is $1.07 Billion. The trust fund not only pays for unemployment benefits, but also the Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) that helps employers train their existing workers. Since July 1, 2018, almost $20 million in IWTP contracts has trained over 53,000
May 12th-18th is National Hospital Week, and Employers Edge would like to take this time to thank everyone in the health care field for their service. According to the American Hospital Association “National Hospital Week 2019 celebrates hope and healing, and the hospitals, health systems, and the women and men who support the health and
So far, there are 24 states that have updated their taxable wage base amount for 2019. All of them with the exception of two are increasing the taxable wage base. The taxable wage base is the top end cap of how much of an employee’s earned income is taxable against the employers account for unemployment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published an article that includes an interactive unemployment rate map. The map has a slider that can be moved to adjust the year and month, and a play button to watch the rates change over time. The chart offers the ability to hover over any state and highlight the
The week ending April 13th proved to have the lowest number of initial unemployment claims since September 1969. Seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims numbered 192,000 as compared to 182,000 from September 6th, 1969. The 4-week moving average of 201,250 was the lowest level since November 1, 1969 when it was at 200,500. The Department of
A bill has been proposed in the Florida Legislature that would make domestic abuse victims eligible for unemployment benefits. The individual will have to verify that they have left their job in order to evade domestic abuse. They will also be responsible for proving they made a reasonable effort to maintain employment such as, for
President Trump has designated portions of Nebraska as a disaster area, prompting the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program. Individuals that are unemployed due to a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President may be eligible for DUA benefits. The other qualifications for eligibility include the worker not qualifying for regular unemployment insurance
The House Committee on Ways and Means has passed the BRIDGE act, short for “Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act.” This amendment to Federal law will allow States to provide reemployment services to all unemployment Insurance claimants rather than just claimants that are expected to exhaust their full benefit amount.