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  2. Unemployment insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment insurance outlook. Twice a year, the Office of Management and Budget delivers an economic assessment of the unemployment insurance program as it relates to budgetary issues. As it relates to the FY 2012 budget, the OMB reports that the insured unemployment rate (IUR) is projected to average 3.6% in both FY 2011 and in FY 2012.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Unemployment - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) [2] not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the reference period. [3] Unemployment is measured by the unemployment rate, which is the number of people who are ...

  5. Unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment in the United States discusses the causes and measures of U.S. unemployment and strategies for reducing it. Job creation and unemployment are affected by factors such as economic conditions, global competition, education, automation, and demographics. These factors can affect the number of workers, the duration of unemployment, and ...

  6. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Welfare in America. The United States spends approximately $2.3 trillion on federal and state social programs including cash assistance, health insurance, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, and education and childcare assistance. Similar benefits are sometimes provided by the private sector either through policy ...

  7. Frictional unemployment - Wikipedia

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    Frictional unemployment is a form of unemployment reflecting the gap between someone voluntarily leaving a job and finding another. As such, it is sometimes called search unemployment, though it also includes gaps in employment when transferring from one job to another. [1]

  8. Economics - Wikipedia

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    Economics (/ ˌ ɛ k ə ˈ n ɒ m ɪ k s, ˌ iː k ə-/) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work.

  9. California faces an unemployment insurance disaster ... - AOL

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    California estimates that from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023, improper unemployment insurance payments totaled $6.08 billion — an overpayment rate of 20.1%, more than double the allowable rate ...