Unemployment Insurance Links to Additional Resources
Federal Laws
State Resources
The following sources highlight state and regional unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and programs.
Comparison of State Unemployment Compensation Laws
Regions & States (State and local contacts, state and local resources)
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.
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Unemployment Insurance, Program Statistics, Links to various program statistics and types of financial information
UI Weekly Claims, Data available for the regular UC program, Extended Benefits program, and the EUC08 program
UI Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed, Demographic data including age, gender, race/ethnicity, and industry
UI Chartbook, Unemployment trend data for the U.S. and each state beginning with data from 1967
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor
Employment Situation Summary, BLS monthly report summarizing national statistics including total nonfarm payroll employment, the unemployment rate, demographic data, part-time employment, and selected industry data
Unemployment Rate for States, BLS monthly report from Local Area Unemployment statistics survey
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, BLS monthly report on state and regional unemployment statisticsß
This page was prepared on August 29, 2014 for the 2014 version of the House Ways and Means Committee Green Book.