United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-03-15 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-484T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T P0b002ee18037ec49 f:d06484t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T GAO-06-484T Labor statistics Reemployment State-administered programs Statistical data Unemployment insurance Unemployment insurance benefits Unemployment rates DOL Unemployment Insurance Program Testimony A49177 Unemployment Insurance (UI) has been a key component in ensuring the financial security of America's workforce for over 70 years. In fiscal year 2004, UI covered about 129 million wage and salary workers and paid about $41 billion in benefits to nearly 9 million workers. With unemployed workers at a greater risk of long-term unemployment than in the past, it is increasingly important to understand how individual workers are being served by UI. This testimony draws upon the results of three GAO reports providing new information about (1) the extent to which individual workers ever receive UI benefits or receive benefits multiple times, (2) the types of workers who are more likely to receive UI, and (3) what is known about the extent to which UI beneficiaries receive reemployment services and their reemployment outcomes. GAO is not making new recommendations at this time. The Department of Labor (Labor) generally agreed with the findings from each of the three reports on UI, but took issue with GAO's recommendation that the Secretary work with states to consider collecting more comprehensive information on UI claimants' services and outcomes. Labor commented that, in its view, current and planned efforts would provide sufficient information for policy makers. However, we believe that Labor's efforts would not provide a complete picture of UI claimants' services and outcomes. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T.pdf GAO-06-484T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-484T Testimony GAO-06-484T; Unemployment Insurance: Factors Associated with Benefit Receipt and Linkages with Reemployment Services for Claimants; Labor statistics Reemployment State-administered programs Statistical data Unemployment insurance Unemployment insurance benefits Unemployment rates DOL Unemployment Insurance Program