Individual unemployment accounts. From: Independent Review | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Independent Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

The Current Unemployment Insurance Compensation System

The current unemployment insurance system's principal objective is to provide unemployed workers with temporary financial assistance to tide them over while they search for work (Ledvinka and Scarpello 1991). Each state administers its own unemployment insurance program under federal guidelines, but there are substantial similarities in financing and in benefits from state to state. Employers contribute a small percentage of employees' wages, up to a limit, to the insurance fund. An average employer in Michigan, for ...

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