UI  Issue  Briefs

The Broad Reach of Long-Term Unemployment            05/28/2003

     This analysis of new data describes the characteristics of today's long-term unemployed workers and recommends policy improvements to prevent further increases in the long-term unemployment rate. State data for seven large states (CA, FL, NY, NJ, IL, PA and TX) are also presented. (May 29, 2003)   

National Survey of Unemployed Workers       05/05/2003

     The results of this compelling NELP survey (conducted by Peter D. Hart Research) provide new insights into the impact of today's struggling economy on today's unemployed workers.   

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Confronting the Failure of State Unemployment Insurance Systems to Serve Women and Working Families  03/24/2003

A new survey of state unemployment insurance programs by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) and the Program on Gender, Work & Family at American University, Washington College of Law shows a tremendous gender gap in qualification standards for jobless benefits.  

NELP Document Covering part-time workers: Laid Off and Left Out

The National Employment Law Project, in partnership with the Center for Policy Alternatives, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute, and the AFL-CIO, released a report providing a state-by-state evaluation of unemployment insurance systems, grading each state on its eligibility requirements, benefit levels, employer taxes, funding adequacy, and recession preparedness.

The report, Failing the Unemployed, was released on the week when unemployment benefits run out for those workers affected by September 11th.  Several states, including New York,  Ohio, and Alabama, held press conferences and organizing events that week to raise attention to this important issue.

• Click here to view the report in HTML, and here to download a PDF version.
• Click here to view Unemployment Insurance in Washington: A Positive Impact for Working Families and the Economy
• Click here to read about the current unemployment insurance reform legislation in the states (updated March 6, 2002).
• Click hereto read CPA's winter 2002 Alternatives article addressing why states are in a position to fix their UI safety nets and what options policymakers can consider to expand benefits and help more unemployed workers.
• Click here to read the CPA editorial, Why States Should Reform Unemployment Insurance

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