Unemployment Tracker Blog — Effectively Managing Unemployment Insurance Costs

By Unemployment Tracker Posted August 25, 2016

5 Ways Unemployment Software Saves You Time and Money

14 Billion dollars in overpayments last year. A 13 percent error rate on average nationwide. A 50 percent win rate on employer protests. Hundreds of billions spent managing this process by employers each year.

By Unemployment Tracker Posted August 23, 2016

How to Increase Your Unemployment Insurance Credits

The economy might be on the mend, but that doesn't mean unemployment costs are falling. In fact, the opposite is true: In the past decade, those costs have increased about 80%. However, that doesn't mean you need to let [...]

By Unemployment Tracker Posted August 10, 2016

Unemployment Rate & Jobs Added/Lost in the US for Month Ending - July 2016

July 2016 Unemployment data is coming in and the Unemployment Rate (Seasonal) remained at 4.9% for the second mont[...]

By Unemployment Tracker Posted August 4, 2016

How Are My UI Costs Calculated and What Am I Actually Paying Out?

Unemployment costs are the only payroll tax that an employer can actually control - it also happens to be one of the largest employer expenses each year. For this reason (and others we describe in some of our other blogs), it is critical to the b[...]

By Unemployment Tracker Posted August 2, 2016

Managing Unemployment Insurance In House

Managing Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims in house is no easy task. It’s time-consuming, complicated and expensive, but failing to manage your claims can be very costly for your business. Did you know,

By Unemployment Tracker Posted July 28, 2016

Unemployment claim data - Week Ended July 16, 2016

Jobless claims dropped 1,000 to 253,000 in the week ended July 16, according to a Labor Department report released Read More

By Unemployment Tracker Posted July 25, 2016

Let's Talk Unemployment: What Do Those Numbers Mean?

The national average UI overpayment rate is almost 13 percent (actual overpayment rates by state range from about 5 percent up to 31 percent). The average employer only wins about 50 percent of the protests that they file which further contributes to i[...]

By Unemployment Tracker Posted July 25, 2016

5 Reasons You Should Pay Attention to Your Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims

Overpaid unemployment insurance (UI) benefits total more than $14 billion. Many of the businesses that contribute to that statistic pay more than they need to. Are you doing all you can to manage the cost of your Read More

By Unemployment Tracker Posted July 21, 2016

How to Prevent Unemployment Insurance Overpayment

This year, the value of overpaid unemployment insurance (UI) benefits will exceed $14 billion. That enormous sum of money comes from businesses just like yours. The good news is that your company doesn’t have to contribute to that sobering statistic. Y[...]

By Unemployment Tracker Posted July 19, 2016

3 Ways to Win Your Unemployment Insurance Protests

It’s no surprise to hear, that for most employers, unemployment taxes are a high cost item. The taxes often reach tens to hundreds of thousands, and in some cases, millions of dollars. Of course you can protest improper claims, but it can be a stressfu[...]

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