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Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access

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  • Christopher J. O'Leary
  • William E. Spriggs
  • Stephen A. Wandner

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We investigate the uneven pattern of access to unemployment insurance (UI) by age, gender, race, and ethnicity across the United States. We present results from a descriptive analysis using publicly available data reported by states over time on rates of UI recipiency and characteristics of UI beneficiaries. Recipiency measures the proportion of all unemployed who are receiving UI benefits. We find suggestive evidence that UI recipiency shares are lower than unemployment shares for females, youth, and Blacks. We offer program reforms that could be adopted by all states and required by the federal government to improve UI recipiency rates.

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  • Christopher J. O'Leary & William E. Spriggs & Stephen A. Wandner, 2022. "Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 112, pages 91-96, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:112:y:2022:p:91-96
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221010
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    1. The insured unemployment rate : Those receiving vs. those eligible for unemployment insurance benefits
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    JEL classification:

    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings

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