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According to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, between March 15 and June 6, 626,697 people applied for unemployment insurance benefits. During that time, state officials say, they ...
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for providing services to Wisconsin workers, employers, and job-seekers to meet Wisconsin's workforce needs. To effect its mission, the Department administers unemployment benefits and workers' compensation programs for the state ...
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says they're encouraging people to go online for faster delivery of unemployment benefits. Scott Anderson , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Mar 19, 2020 ...
MADISON, WI — Wisconsin overpaid $333 million in unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new estimate from the federal government. The U.S. Department of ...
U.S. unemployment claims rose to 214,000 last week, up 25,000 claims from 189,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Wisconsin saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Unemployment in Wisconsin is still slightly higher than it was in pre-pandemic days. The annual unemployment rate for the state’s labor force in 2019 was 3.3 percent, according to the labor bureau.
Wisconsin is the 20th-largest state by population and 23rd-largest state by area. It is divided into 72 counties and as of the 2020 census had a population of nearly 5.9 million. Its most populous city is Milwaukee, while its capital and second-most populous city is Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Eau Claire, and ...