Unemployment Insurance Links to Additional Resources

Links to Additional Resources

Federal Laws

Below are selected major federal statutes for the Unemployment Compensation program, the Extended Benefits program, and the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.

Please note that the official version of the US Code was last published in 2006 with supplements.  Some of the links below are to the unofficial version of the US Code updated and maintained by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel (OLRC).  For recent updates to the US Code, please consult the US Code classification tables on the OLRC’s website, a commercial source such as LexisNexis or Westlaw, or contact CRS.

Statutes and the US Code

1. General Unemployment Compensation and Federal Law

2. Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) Federal Law

3. EUC08 Amendments and Reauthorizations

4. Extended Benefits Federal Law

5. Disaster Unemployment Assistance Federal Law

6. Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees Federal Law

1.  General Unemployment Compensation and Federal Law

General provisions of unemployment compensation are included in the following titles of the Social Security Act as amended (below). They are codified in Title 42 of the U.S. Code.

 The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), along with state unemployment taxes, provides for payments of unemployment compensation.

2.  Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) Federal Law

The Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) legislation was originally included in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. 110-252, Title IV, 122 Stat. 2353 (p. 31 of the PDF). This legislation was subsequently amended and the authorization extended several times.    

3.  EUC08 Amendments and Reauthorizations

For additional information on the EUC08 program, please see  RS22915, Temporary Extension of Unemployment Benefits: Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08)

4.  Extended Benefits Federal Law

5.  Disaster Unemployment Assistance Federal Law

6.  Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees Federal Law

State Resources

The following sources highlight state and regional unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and programs.

Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

National Association of State Workforce Agencies This organization includes state administrators of unemployment insurance laws and employment services centers.

National Conference of State Legislatures, Labor & Employment  This site compiles data on state unemployment and labor related issues, including pending legislation and monthly reports on state unemployment trends and spending.

Statistics and Data

The following sources represent selected federal agency statistics and databases on unemployment insurance program statistics (such as weekly claimants), unemployment trends, and demographic data. 

Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance, Program Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics