US DOL Unemployment Weekly Claims Report
| Seasonally Adjusted (SA) Initial Claims Volume | Change from Prior Week | Year over Year Change in SA Initial Claims Volume | Unadjusted Insured UI Rate | Insured UI Volume | Year over Year Change in
Insured UI Volume |
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| 3/12/2022 | 214,000 | -15,000 | -537,750 | 3/05/2022 | 1.3% | 1,805,752 | -2,690,133 |
| 3/13/2021 | 751,750 | -20,500 | 3/06/2021 | 3.2% | 4,495,885 |
For more information, please visit https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/ui-claims/20220486.pdf
HAWAII – 2022 Unemployment Tax Rates Issued
- Earlier this week, Hawaii announced that 2022 unemployment tax rates have been issued. According to the Hawaii Department of Labor, most of these have been mailed out but as usual, the delivery via USPS could significantly delay our receipt of these notices.
To avoid delays, the HI DOL recommends that employers log into their HI accounts via the online portal and download a copy of the recent rate notice and forward it to T&C for handling. If you are familiar with your HI website log in information, you can sign is at https://huiclaims2.hawaii.gov/UI_ClaimWEB/employerNode1.jsf. Once you are in, you can select “Notifications” at the bottom of the page, look for the item with Subject “CONTRIBUTION RATE NOTICE” dated in 2022, then select “VIEW” under the Actions column. Once the document pulls up, you should be able to right click, select Print, and choose pdf. Then once it’s in pdf format, you can simply email it over to us at [email protected].
OREGON – Permanently Added Eligibility for Benefits due to COVID-19
- Effective March 13, 2022, the Oregon Employment Department permanently adopted UI Program rules put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic that allows individuals to receive UI benefits when their availability to work is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, childcare issues, transportation issues, and other barriers to employment. This permanent rule amendment aligns UI benefit eligibility requirements with the current workforce and economic trends. The permanent adoption of this rule may have a negative impact on employers, both tax paying and reimbursing employers, as benefits are paid for these COVID-19 cases.
