Use of Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services by Newly Unemployed Leavers from Temporary...

This study examines participation in UI and ES by adults who received cash welfare benefits through TANF. Among those who leave TANF for employment, the study measures the rates of subsequent unemployment, application for UI, eligibility for and receipt of UI benefits, and the use of Wagner-Peyser funded ES. The study also investigates the relationship between UI and ES services receipt with reemployment and future independence from TANF. The analysis is based on individual-level administrative program records from four of the nine most populated states between 1997 and 2003; findings varied from state to state. (Abstractor: Website Staff)

Full publication title: Use of Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services by Newly Unemployed Leavers from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

"Evidence suggests that three-quarters of new TANF leavers experience unemployment within three years, and one-quarter of the newly unemployed apply for UI benefits. About 87 percent of UI applicants have sufficient prior earnings to qualify for benefits. However, only about 44 percent qualify based on their reasons for job separation. Among UI applicants, TANF leavers had much higher rates of voluntary quits and employer dismissals than did non-TANF leavers. Nevertheless, 50 percent of TANF leavers who apply for UI ultimately receive benefits. Public ES are used by one-quarter of newly unemployed TANF leavers." (p.iii). (Abstractor: Author)

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• Resource Publication Date: 2009
• Author(s): O’Leary, Christopher J.; Kline, Kenneth J.
• Organizational Author(s): W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
• Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Resource Availability: Publicly available
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• Posted in: Workforce System Strategies