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  2. Massachusetts has one of highest rates of unemployment ... - AOL

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    With a total of 3,588,386 eligible workers and 66,182 unemployment insurance claims, this equated to 1.84% of the state's working population. 2024 off to a promising start for Massachusetts workforce

  3. Massachusetts Unemployment Guide - AOL

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    If you've recently lost your job in Massachusetts, you may be eligible for Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance benefits. This is a guide to filing your claim for Massachusetts unemployment benefits.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Unemployment claims in Massachusetts increased last week - AOL

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    Staff reports. April 27, 2024 at 5:11 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 ...

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

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    Leadership. The current Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development is Lauren Jones, who was appointed by Governor Maura Healey in January 2023.. Mission. 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 ...

  7. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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    e. Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, or Dole, 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 ...

  8. Applying for Unemployment: The Magic Words to Use - AOL

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    Filing for unemployment benefits can be tricky. If you're lucky and haven't lost your job before, it can be a difficult process to wade through the red tape. Some states, such as California, at ...

  9. Causes of unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There is ongoing debate among economists regarding the extent to which unemployment is cyclical (i.e., temporary and related to economic cycles, and therefore responsive to stimulus measures that spur demand) or structural (i.e., longer-term and independent of the economic cycle, and therefore requiring process reforms and re-allocation of workers among industries and geographies).