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  2. Unemployment claims, a key figure of economic strength, fell ...

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    U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 212,000 last week, down 8,000 claims from 220,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Kentucky saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...

  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. Unemployment claims are down the most in these states - AOL

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    Week-over-week, Kentucky saw the largest drop in… Overall, 25 states saw their unemployment claims drop week-over-week, with the largest decreases reported in New Hampshire, North Carolina and ...

  5. Here's how many people filed unemployment claims in ... - AOL

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

  6. State's unemployment claims bucked the national trend last ...

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    U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 207,000 last week, down 5,000 from 212,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Rhode Island saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...

  7. Federal Unemployment Tax Act - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (or FUTA, I.R.C. ch. 23) is a United States federal law that imposes a federal employer tax used to help fund state workforce agencies. Employers report this tax by filing Internal Revenue Service Form 940 annually.

  8. Unemployment extension - Wikipedia

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    The Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) is an extension of unemployment benefits authorized under federal law. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (enacted on Feb 22, 2012) modified EUC08. Claimants who filed an initial claim effective on or after May 7, 2006 are potentially eligible for EUC08.

  9. 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 ...