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Four states considered unemployment insurance indexing measures in 2023
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Ballotpedia tracked four states that considered bills proposing to index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state's unemployment rate in 2023. The bills were considered in the following states:
- The Arizona State Senate on March 2, 2023 approved an indexing bill 16-14. The bill failed in the state House 29-31 on June 12, 2023.
- The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 10, 2023, approved a bill suggesting a change in the calculation of unemployment insurance benefits based on the state's unemployment rate.
- The West Virginia State Senate approved a bill on January 23, 2023 with a 27-5 vote, outlining the indexing of unemployment insurance benefits based on the state's unemployment rate.
- Lawmakers in Wisconsin on April 7, 2023 introduced a bill suggesting a modification to the unemployment insurance system.
Indexing benefits in the unemployment insurance program involves calculating benefits within the federal-state unemployment insurance system based on prevailing economic conditions. The aim is to encourage the reintegration of benefit recipients into the workforce during periods of low unemployment. In states where unemployment benefits are indexed, shorter benefit periods are offered when unemployment is low, while longer benefit periods are provided during high unemployment times.
Unemployment insurance is a joint federal and state program that provides temporary monetary benefits to eligible laid-off workers who are actively seeking new employment. Qualifying individuals receive unemployment compensation as a percentage of their lost wages in the form of weekly cash benefits while they search for new employment.
The federal government oversees the general administration of state unemployment insurance programs. The states control the specific features of their unemployment insurance programs, such as eligibility requirements and length of benefits.
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