Category Archives: Unemployment
Unemployment and Payroll Tax Cuts Extended
Congress voted on a bill to extend a 2% payroll tax and extend unemployment depending on your states unemployment rate another 30 weeks. It is expected to be signed into law. Check out our MARVIN guides to see how this … Continue reading
MARVIN to Lose Another 20 weeks of Unemployment
Due to the the decrease in the unemployment rate February 18th will be the last day that many Michigan residents eligible for Extended Benefits will be collecting payments. Unemployed workers will continue to be able to collect 20 weeks of … Continue reading
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Unemployment Smoke Screen
The last few unemployment number announcements have been harder and harder to decipher. Wall Street Journal breaks down it’s interpretation of the numbers. Interesting to note that going into an election year the numbers are now going to be harder … Continue reading
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UIA Open Letter Regarding Extended Benefits in Michigan
Below is a letter that should have been emailed out to everyone that is in the UIA system in Michigan regarding Emergency Benefits for MARVIN. Dear Claimant: Federally-Funded Extended Benefits Extended Through March 10 Congress has approved and President Obama … Continue reading
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Michigan Ends 26 Weeks of Employment this Month
Last March Michigan decided to cut the length of State Unemployment payments from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. This change takes effect on January 15th. So do not wait to file your claim if you are, or will be laid … Continue reading
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Michigan Changes Unemployment Law Again
For the second time in a month the State of Michigan has changed the way it will pay out unemployment. Starting in January workers will have a harder time collecting unemployment if they have been fired, or are injured on … Continue reading
Real Unemployment Closer to 11 Percent
We’ve helped explain to our readers the difference between the typically advertised unemployment rate which is officially called the U-3 rate. We’ve also explained U-6 rate that is often shocking to see because is much higher than the advertised U-3 … Continue reading
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US Army Cuts 8700 jobs
Today the US Army is cutting 8,700 jobs through a mix of strategies like early retirement, attrition and buyouts. The cuts affect workers in 37 states and 70 locations. Read the full story.
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State of Michigan Launches new Job Portal
A majority of our readers are in Michigan no doubt from our great MARVIN coverage which you can find here. Not everyone these days that wants a new job however is currently unemployed you’re just in Career Purgatory like the … Continue reading
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Focus Hope Will Continue
A key job training facility for Detroiter’s Focus Hope was given a $1 million grant from MEDC to continue jobs training efforts. The group had cut its staff as its funding had run out. You can read about the impact … Continue reading
