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  2. Unemployment claims are on the rise in Mass. Here are the ...

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    Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose for the week ending Aug. 31 compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy ...

  3. Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce ...

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    The EOLWD missions is to enhance the quality, diversity and stability of Massachusetts' workforce by making available new opportunities and training, protecting the rights of workers, preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, ensuring that businesses are informed of all employment laws impacting them and their employees, providing temporary assistance when employment is interrupted ...

  4. Unemployment insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.

  5. Unemployment claims in MA dropped, according to the ... - AOL

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    September 16, 2024 at 5:05 AM. Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts dropped for the week ending Sept.7 compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said ...

  6. Unemployment extension - Wikipedia

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    An unemployment extension occurs when regular unemployment benefits are exhausted and extended for additional weeks. Unemployment extensions are created by passing new legislation at the federal level, often referred to as an "unemployment extension bill". This new legislation is introduced and passed during times of high or above average ...

  7. Unemployment claims in MA dropped last week. Here are the ...

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    Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell ...

  8. Layoff - Wikipedia

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    If an industry that employs a majority of a region (freight in the northeast for example) suffers and has to lay employees off, there will be mass unemployment in an economically rich area. This can have leave ripple effects nationwide. Unemployment is the biggest effect on the economy that can come from layoffs.

  9. Massachusetts unemployment claims increased last week - AOL

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    Staff reports. September 7, 2024 at 1:04 AM. Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New ...