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  2. 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 ...

  3. US applications for jobless claims hold at healthy levels

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    The four-week average of claims, a less volatile measure, fell by 750 from the previous week to 212,250. Weekly unemployment claims are broadly viewed as representative of the number of U.S ...

  4. 7 Things You Need To Know About Unemployment Benefits ... - AOL

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    Unemployment benefits generally last 26 weeks, but this depends on your state. For example, CNBC noted that Missouri recently reduced benefit duration and some workers only receive payments for ...

  5. US applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in ...

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    The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose modestly to 214,25 ... The Labor Department reported Thursday that filings for unemployment claims for the week ...

  6. Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains ... - AOL

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    MATT OTT. May 2, 2024 at 8:45 AM. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low as the labor market continues to show resiliency ...

  7. US applications for unemployment benefits fall again ... - AOL

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    The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements from high-profile companies recently. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. U.S. weekly jobless claims hit five-month low; economic ... - AOL

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    The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a five-month low last week as the labor market remains resilient despite rising headwinds from the Federal Reserve's ...