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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. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Unemployment claims in Massachusetts declined last week - AOL

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    U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 210,000 last week, down 2,000 claims from 212,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Missouri saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...

  6. How's the job market? Here's the latest unemployment ... - AOL

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    Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Massachusetts last week compared with the week prior. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call ...

  7. States Must Refund Some Unemployment Payments They Took Back ...

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    Some states, though, have already requested money back. CNBC reported that Texas sent out notices to about 260,000 recipients between March and October 2020 and “tried to claw back $124 million ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Massachusetts is the sixth-smallest state by land area. With over seven million residents as of 2020, [note 1] it is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the country, and the third-most densely populated, after New Jersey and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a site of early English colonization.