This testimony describes the results of a study of the Employment Service (ES) conducted by Dr. Jacobson and Prof … average duration of unemployment of long-term UI claimants by nine weeks. This was for UI claimants who were unemployed for at …

political spectrum. This paper examines the development of employment policy in the twentieth century by viewing the interplay … of federal, state, and local partners. The programs considered include unemployment insurance, training, youth programs …, and the employment service. Some attention is also given to governmental policy that influences the geographic mobility of …

. In labor markets with high unemployment, such employment changes may have significant net efficiency benefits, which …Public policies may affect employment by directly creating jobs, facilitating job creation, or augmenting labor supply … should be included in benefit-cost analyses. The research literature offers diverse recommendations on measuring employment …

This paper considers employment growth and unemployment from 1990-2010 in a cross-section of cities in light of … unemployment rates in 2009 and 2010. A relatively weak correlation between the two dependent variables used in the analysis—employment … unemployment rates in 83 central cities in the United States. Change in educational attainment over time is suggestive of causing …

This paper examines labor market conditions and public employment policies in the United States during what some are … and the introduction of new mechanisms to help Americans cope with job loss and protracted unemployment. The particular …

privatization and unemployment in postcommunist countries, showing that there is little support for the proposed mechanism by which …

Most states have exhausted their unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund and borrowed from the federal government at …

Comparisons among state unemployment insurance (UI) systems can be misleading. Frequently quoted indicators of benefit … unemployment experience, would fare in different states. The authors use a micro-simulation approach to model the experiences of …