Study of Measures of Substantial Attachment to the Labor Force, Volume II

摘要

The differential effects of four major formulas for unemployment insurance (UI) benefit entitlement are analyzed for samples of claimants filing for benefits in Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Oregon. Sample totals as well as various cohorts are subjected to investigation and analysis. The wage and salary work experience in a 52 week period, the base period, for each claimant provides the basis for measurement. The authors conclude that the formula specifying a total dollar amount of earnings in the base period does not perform its intended objective of measuring length of time worked, primarily due to vastly differing wage rates. Volume II includes a literature review and the technical appendices for Volume I.