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Past recessions in the US have left invaluable lessons for policymakers. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the US experienced a rise in unemployment. As a result, the Department of Labor funded various projects to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of...

In this report, the researchers document and analyze the experiences of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) administrative system during both the Great Recession and the COVID-19 Recession, with a focus on state UI programs. This report documents the...

Examines changes to program design and service delivery of Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) programs following four waves of surveys administered to all RESEA state directors and describes current evaluation activities and...

Proposes to implement new performance measures and double annual funding for One-Stop Career Centers to help workers recover from cyclical and structural job loss.

Evaluates the impact of program participation and postsecondary training on employment and labor outcomes of Unemployment Insurance Training Benefit participants compared with statistically similar UI claimants using longitudinal educational and...

Examines the impact of an experiment that reduced unemployment insurance (UI) requirements for some recipients, including how this policy change affected subgroups, such as permanent job losers, those who had been temporarily laid off, seasonal...

Offers analysis that finds the most vulnerable workers are often not able to access Unemployment Insurance benefits, then provides some recommendations that states and the federal government could take to improve the benefit’s accessibility for...

Provides recommendations to improve family caregivers access to temporary Unemployment Insurance Benefits as they care for older or disabled family members.

Reports findings from an impact evaluation of the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment, which was designed to reduce the disincentive to find employment caused by Unemployment Insurance; the experiment took place in Washington State during...

Examines and presents findings from multiple random assignment studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s that tested programs designed to overcome work disincentives present in the Unemployment Insurance system.