This publication reports highlights of testimony given by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on worker classification. The testimony focuses on the number and characteristics of independent contractors; the workforce ...

This publication provides a definition of identity theft, facts and figures reflecting the increase of identity theft in the U.S., tips for identity theft detection and prevention, resources for reporting identity theft, ...

This report traces historical developments in two major DOL programs: State Unemployment Insurance (UI) and the federal-state Employment Service (ES). Developments in the UI program are traced from the late 1940s while ES ...

This study addresses important questions and issues to consider for implementing Personal Reemployment Account (PRAs). As a result, it can serve as a useful tool for ETA staff and state and local administrators. This study ...

This paper examines the adjustment to involuntary unemployment of older and prime age unemployment insurance (UI) claimants including patterns of reemployment, earnings, and employment stability following job loss. The ...

This report analyzes data from 2005, and provides updated information on how often and why individuals choose not to apply for unemployment benefits.

This report introduces and describes the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program that provides short-term income support payments to eligible persons whose unemployment is caused by circumstances beyond their control. This ...

This report provides a timely review of the internal and external forces of change affecting the U.S. labor force within a global economy and the implications for the U.S. Unemployment Insurance (UI) System. The report ...

This paper examines how gender, racial, and ethnic differentials in unemployment and Unemployment Insurance (UI) receipt have changed over the past 50 years.

This report examines the issues and challenges in implementing the Trade Act of 2002, as discerned through site visits conducted in May and June of 2004 to 12 state agencies (selected randomly proportionate to size of ...