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 2007-09-19 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1243T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T P0b002ee1803a1515 f:d071243t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T GAO-07-1243T Eligibility determinations Employment Federal/state relations Labor force Part-time employment Unemployment compensation programs Unemployment insurance Unemployment insurance benefits Unemployment rates Program goals or objectives Program implementation DOL Unemployment Insurance Program Testimony A76497 The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program has been a key component in ensuring the financial security of America's workforce. In the 72 years since the UI program began, the nature of work has changed in fundamental ways. In recent decades the number of low-wage jobs, the average duration of unemployment, and the number of women in the workforce have all increased. This testimony addresses: (1) the overall trend in the usage of UI; (2) the likelihood that low-wage workers will be unemployed and receive UI benefits, especially when compared to higher-wage workers; and (3) the likelihood that part-time workers receive UI benefits. This testimony is based primarily on GAO's September 2007 report (GAO-07-1147) on the same topic as well additional analyses. In that report, GAO made no recommendations and the Department of Labor generally agreed with the findings. For that report, GAO analyzed data on UI regular program recipiency rates provided by Labor, and GAO examined data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), a national database maintained by the Bureau of the Census. For GAO's purposes, SIPP data were available for the periods 1992 through 1995, 1998 and 2003. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T.pdf GAO-07-1243T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1243T Testimony GAO-07-1243T; Unemployment Insurance: Receipt of Benefits Has Declined, with Continued Disparities for Low-Wage and Part-Time Workers; Eligibility determinations Employment Federal/state relations Labor force Part-time employment Unemployment compensation programs Unemployment insurance Unemployment insurance benefits Unemployment rates Program goals or objectives Program implementation DOL Unemployment Insurance Program