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  2. Steady flow of new unemployment claims continues in Maine - AOL

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    Roughly 2,150 new claims for state unemployment benefits and 250 claims for federal benefits were filed last week. In total, about 3,000 individual Mainers filed claims, according to the Maine ...

  3. Unemployment insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Unemployment insurance in the United States, colloquially referred to as unemployment benefits, refers to social insurance programs which replace a portion of wages for individuals during unemployment. The first unemployment insurance program in the U.S. was created in Wisconsin in 1932, and the federal Social Security Act of 1935 created ...

  4. US labor market stays resilient; housing regresses on higher ...

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    Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 claims in the latest week. Claims have been bouncing around in a 194,000-225,000 range this year. Unadjusted claims declined 6,756 to 208,509 last ...

  5. If you work fewer than 10 hours, you can report zero hours to UI, and retain your full unemployment insurance payment. Weekly, 11-16 hours of work is the equivalent of one day of work and would ...

  6. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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    Economics. Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people. Depending on the country and the status of the person, those sums may be small, covering only basic needs, or may compensate the lost time ...

  7. Maine - Wikipedia

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    Maine ( / meɪn / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is the easternmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Maine is the largest state in New England by total area.

  8. US labor market fairly tight, broader economy losing steam - AOL

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    Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 222,000 for the week ended May 11, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast ...

  9. Washington State Employment Security Department - Wikipedia

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    Suzan G. LeVine, Commissioner. Website. esd .wa .gov. The Washington State Employment Security Department is a government agency for the U.S. state of Washington that is tasked with management of the unemployment system. It was established by the Washington State Legislature in 1947, replacing an earlier system. [1]