This report examines the reasons that average Unemployment Insurance (UI) durations have increased relative to historical norms. The review of the literature on UI durations presented in this report suggests several potential ...

To better understand the effects of alternative policy decisions on UI benefit payments, the U.S. Department of Labor contracted with Battele Memorial Institute to conduct the Unemployment Insurance Survival Rate Analysis ...

The principal objective of unemployment insurance is to reduce hardship by providing labor force members with partial wage replacement during periods of involuntary unemployment. In performing this income maintenance ...