According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 415,000, a decrease of 42,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 457,000. The 4-week moving average was 430,500, an increase...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 22, 2011
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 454,000, an increase of 51,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 403,000. The 4-week moving average was 428,750, an increase...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 15, 2011
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 441,000. The 4-week moving average was 411,750, a decrease of...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 8, 2011
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 445,000, an increase of 35,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 410,000. The 4-week moving average was 416,500, an increase...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 1, 2011
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 409,000, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 391,000. The 4-week moving average was 410,750, a decrease of...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for December 25, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending December 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 422,000. The 4-week moving average was 414,000, a decrease...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for December 18, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending December 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 420,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 423,000. The 4-week moving average was 426,000, an increase...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for December 11, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending December 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 420,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 423,000. The 4-week moving average was 422,750, a decrease of...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for December 4, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending December 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 421,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 438,000. The 4-week moving average was 427,500, a decrease of...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 9.8 Percent in November
The unemployment rate edged up to 9.8% in November, and nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+39,000), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Temporary help services and health care continued to add jobs over the month, while employment fell in...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for November 27, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending November 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 436,000, an increase of 26,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 410,000. The 4-week moving average was 431,000, a decrease...
Question of the Week: Do We Need to Respond To a CP 213 Notice on an Amended Form 5500?
This week’s question comes from Roy, a company controller. We received a CP 213 Notice on a Form 5500. The notice requests missing information, but that missing information was supplied with an amended Form 5500. Do we need to respond to a CP 213 notice on an amended...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for November 20, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending November 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 407,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 441,000. The 4-week moving average was 436,000, a decrease...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for November 13, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending November 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 439,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 437,000. The 4-week moving average was 443,000, a decrease...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for November 6, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending November 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 435,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 459,000. The 4-week moving average was 446,500, a decrease of...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.6 Percent in October
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Since December 2009, nonfarm payroll employment has risen by 874,000. The number of unemployed persons, at...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 30, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 457,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 437,000. The 4-week moving average was 456,000, an increase...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 23, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 434,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 455,000. The 4-week moving average was 453,250, a decrease of...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 16, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 452,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 475,000. The 4-week moving average was 458,000, a decrease of...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 9, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 462,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 449,000. The 4-week moving average was 459,000, an increase...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.6 Percent in September
Nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-95,000) in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Government employment declined (-159,000), reflecting both a drop in the number of temporary jobs...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 2, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 445,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 456,000. The 4-week moving average was 455,750, a decrease of...
Tip of the Week: The Implications of Wage and Hour Audits for Employers
Recently, the Wage & Hour Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor (DOL) has increased its enforcement and audit efforts with employers. The WHD wants to ensure workers are fairly paid and employers uphold the law. Unfortunately, businesses that have violated...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for September 25, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending September 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 453,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 469,000. The 4-week moving average was 458,000, a decrease...
Tip of the Week: New Online Return-to-Work Toolkit Now Available
An organization’s workforce is its most valuable asset. And when an employee can’t work due to illness or injury, it impacts not only an organization’s productivity, but also its morale. The Return-to-Work Toolkit Provides Valuable Resources The Office of Disability...
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