1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 17, 2022The Fundamentals of Unemployment CompensationA Joint Federal-State Program The joint federal-state Unemployment Compensation (UC) program provides income support through UC benefit payments. Although there are broad requirements under federal law
2、 regarding UC benefits and financing, the specifics are set out under each states laws. States administer UC benefits with U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) oversight, resulting in 53 different UC programs operated in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Total UC e
3、xpenditures include benefits and administrative costs. During economic expansions, states fund approximately 85%-90% of all UC expendituresas almost all of the benefits are state-financed by state unemployment taxes. In comparison, federal expenditures are relatively small during these expansions (a
4、pproximately 10%-15%) in which federal expenditures are primarily administrative grants to the states financed by federal unemployment taxes. During FY2021, federal expenditures were 27% of total permanent-law, regular UC program outlays. Almost 88% of all FY2021 Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit
