Unemployment
The Unemployment Insurance System Is Set to Get a Tech Makeover — but It Needs Much More, the Biden Administration Says
The Labor Department has launched an overhaul of the technology that runs the unemployment insurance system, which was overwhelmed by claims and plagued by fraud during the pandemic. But the agency says Congress must act to fix deeper problems.
10 States Didn’t Pay Off Unemployment Loans Ahead of Interest Deadline
States that borrowed money from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits began to accrue interest Monday. Together they have more than $45 billion in loans outstanding.
Fleecing the States: Fraud in State-Administered Pandemic Programs
COMMENTARY | Since the pandemic began, billions of dollars have been stolen from state unemployment benefit systems—systems that weren’t designed to identify or stop this type of cybercrime.
States Borrowed Billions to Pay Unemployment Benefits. Soon Interest is Due.
Fourteen states owe $54 billion to the federal government for loans to keep unemployment trust funds solvent during the pandemic.
The States Where Unemployment Claims Have Shrunk the Least and the Most
The biggest gainers are in the South and the Great Plains and the losers are everywhere.
States Snag $240M to Combat Unemployment Fraud
The federal grant funding can be used to pay for identity verification services, cybersecurity, or other expenses related to fraud detection.
The Best U.S. Cities to Live In
The city atop the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings is a repeat winner, but several other major metro areas plummeted in the rankings due to factors like high unemployment rates and rising costs of living.
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
Bots filing bogus applications in bulk, teams of fraudsters in foreign countries making phony claims, online forums peddling how-to advice on identity theft: Inside the infrastructure of perhaps the largest fraud wave in history.
Judge Blocks Maryland from Cutting Federal Unemployment
Twenty-six states plan to stop providing supplemental $300-a-week unemployment payments before the program ends in September. Jobless workers in five states have challenged the decisions.
A 50-year-old Unemployment System (Finally) Nears an Overhaul
Wisconsin officials have said the outdated computer technology contributed to problems processing claims during the pandemic. Now they’re looking for bids to revamp it.
Indiana Must Continue Federal Unemployment Payments, Judge Rules
The ruling is the latest development in a lawsuit over Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision to prematurely curtail the state’s participation in the expanded benefits. More than two dozen states have made similar moves.
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