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State Unemployment Tax Acts
Outstanding Loans from the Federal Unemployment Account
FEDERAL ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Previous Temporary Unemployment Compensation Extensions
EUC08 Benefit Amounts, Tiers, and Duration
All Tiers Terminate November 30, 2010, with Grandfathering
Tier I EUC08 Eligibility Requirements
First Claimed Regular UC Benefits On or After May 7, 2006
Exhausted Regular UC Benefit
“20 Weeks” of Full-Time Insured Employment or Equivalent
Tier II EUC08 Eligibility Requirements
Exhausted Tier I EUC08 Benefit
Tier III EUC08 Eligibility Requirements
Exhausted Tier II EUC08 Benefit
At or After the Period of Tier II EUC08 Exhaustion, the State Must Currently Have At Least 6% Unemployment Rate
Tier IV EUC08 Eligibility Requirements
Exhausted Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III EUC08 Benefits
At or After the Period of Tier III EUC08 Exhaustion, the State Must Currently Have At Least 8.5% Unemployment Rate
EUC08 and EB Interactions
EB Triggers May be Reviewed in 2010
EB Eligibility Requirements Beyond Requirements for Regular UC
Methods for Determining 20 Weeks of Full-Time Insured Employment
2009 Stimulus Provisions Affecting EB Level and Duration
2009 Stimulus Provisions Affecting EB Financing
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION (WORK SHARING)
POLICY PROPOSALS THAT TARGET UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT EXHAUSTEES
P.L. 111-5, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Unemployment Compensation Modernization
Federal Additional Compensation
ARRA Provisions Affecting the EUC08 Program
Temporary Waiver of Interest Payments and the Accrual of Interest on Advances to State Unemployment Funds
Temporary 100% EB Financing and Changes to EB Eligibility
P.L. 111-92, The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009
P.L. 111-118, The Department of Defense Appropriations Act
P.L. 111-144, The Temporary Extension Act of 2010
P.L. 111-157, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010
P.L. 111-205, The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
APPENDIX A. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
APPENDIX B. SUMMARY OF EUC08 PROGRAM
Chapter 2 UNEMPLOYMENT: ISSUES AND POLICIES
POLICY STEPS TAKEN THROUGH 2009
December 2009 House Proposal (H.R. 2847)
President Obama’s Proposal
Incremental Jobs Tax Credit
Spending, Transfers, and Tax Cuts
ISSUES IN FINANCING JOB CREATION PROPOSALS
Redirecting TARP Funds to Finance Proposals
Chapter 3 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (UC) AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND (UTF): FUNDING UC BENEFITS
THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (UC) PROGRAM
Federal Unemployment Tax Act
Expiring Provision: FUTA Surtax
State Unemployment Tax Acts
THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND
The Unemployment Trust Fund and the Federal Budget
Unemployment Trust Fund Revenues and Distributions
State Unemployment Tax Revenues Are Credited to the State Un-employment Accounts Within the Unemployment Trust Fund
Federal Unemployment Taxes Are Credited to the ESAA
Each Month, the ESAA Distributes 20% of the Net Monthly Activity to the EUCA
Other Unemployment Trust Fund Expenditures (Reed Act Distributions)
Loans to Insolvent Accounts
Chapter 4 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (INSURANCE) AND MILITARY SERVICE
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY FOR FORMER MILITARY PERSONNEL
UCX Eligibility and Benefit Level
Self-Employed and Sole Proprietor Ex-Servicemembers
CIVILIAN SPOUSES WHO QUIT EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF MILITARY SPOUSE TRANSFERS
Transferred Spouse Exception (Unconditional on Military Service)
Military Spouse Exception
IMPACT OF MILITARY SERVICE ON EMPLOYERS’ STATE UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES
Chapter 5 DOES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE INHIBIT JOB SEARCH?
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DOES NOT DISCOURAGE JOB SEARCH BEHAVIOR
THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET PROVIDES FEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AS EFFECTIVE FISCAL STIMULUS
Chapter 6 UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMY: WORKING MOTHERS IN THE GREAT RECESSION
MOTHER’S DAY 2010: AN UPDATE ON WORKING MOMS
FAMILIES DEPEND ON MOTHERS’ EMPLOYMENT
MARRIED MOTHERS SEARCH FOR WORK TO IMPROVE THEIR FAMILIES’ ECONOMIC SECURITY
SINGLE MOTHERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
THE PART-TIME PENALTY CAN BE EVEN GREATER FOR MOTHERS
Chapter 7 WOMEN IN THE RECESSION: WORKING MOTHERS FACE HIGH RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
VAST MAJORITY OF MOTHERS IN THE LABOR FORCE, MOST WORK FULL-TIME
AS RECESSION CONTINUES, WORKING MOTHERS FACE RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
Women of Color Are Faring the Worst in this Recession
Chapter 8 UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMY: LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
Chapter 9 UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMY: UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY
HISPANICS FACE HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT REGARDLESS OF GENDER AND AGE
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS ARE TYPICALLY SHORTER FOR HISPANICS
ONE-QUARTER OF THE HISPANIC LABOR FORCE IS UNDEREMPLOYED
HISPANIC UNEMPLOYMENT IS DRIVEN BY INDUSTRY SECTOR AND GEOGRAPHY
ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS FACING HISPANIC WORKERS
Chapter 10 UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMY: UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUNG WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT IS HIGHEST AMONG TEENS
EDUCATION IMPROVES EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS FOR YOUNG WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT IS HIGH AMONG YOUNG MINORITY WORKERS, DESPITE EDUCATION
YOUNG WORKERS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY CONCENTRATED IN INDUSTRIES HARD-HIT BY RECESSION
YOUNG WORKERS MAKE UP A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE UNEMPLOYED
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT CAN HAVE LASTING CONSEQUENCES
ACTION NOW CAN MITIGATE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Chapter 11 EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS: THE COST OF INACTION FOR DISABLED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS BOOST THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE
SPENDING ON UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS NOW SAVES ON DISABILITY INSURANCE LATER
Unemployment: A Closer Look
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( Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives )
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