ETA Highlights
February 05, 2012
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment claims need to be filed with your state agency.
The U.S. Department of Labor does not process individual claims.
The U.S. Department of Labor does not process individual claims.
Grants
Regions and States
Recovery
Information and reports
ETA Program and News Updates
- News Releases
- Foreign Labor Certification FY 2010 Annual Report
- Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD)
- Grant Panelists Needed
- ETA Grant Award Fact Sheets
- Upcoming ETA Funding Opportunities
- ETA Publishes FY 2011 Labor Surplus Area List
- Deepwater Horizon - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response
- 2011 Lower Living Standard Income Level Guidelines
- On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grants
- PY 2010 State Allotments for WIA and Wagner-Peyser
- 2012 Budget for the Department of Labor
- 2009 WIA State Plans Posted
- Latest Unemployment Insurance Data
Find A Job
- Find Jobs, Training Opportunities, and Career Information
- Jobseekers
Programs, resources and online tools help workers in all stages of job and career development - Worker Reemployment Portal
Employment, training, and financial help during job transition - Youth
A variety of career resources available specifically for youth - Job Corps
Helps young people ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money, and take control of their lives. - Jobs for Veterans Act
ETA Library / Policy / Budget / Research
- Search Agency Policy and Guidance
- TEGL–Training & Employment Guidance Letter
- TEN–Training & Employment Notice
- UIPL–Unemployment Insurance Program Letter and other ETA advisories
- Legislative Information
- Budget Information
- Research Publications
- Initiatives
ETA Programs & Offices
Foreign Labor Certification (FLC)
Latest Labor Market Data
Unchanged in December 2011
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| Unemployment Rate: | 8.5% in December 2011
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| Payroll Employment: | +200,000(p) in December 2011
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| Average Hourly Earnings: | +$0.04(p) in December 2011
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| Producer Price Index: | -0.1%(p) in December 2011
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| Employment Cost Index: | +0.4% in 3rd Qtr of 2011
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| Productivity: | +0.7% in 4rd Qtr of 2011
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| U.S. Import Price Index: | -0.1% in December 2011
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| Other DOL Statistics: | |
| Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims: | 367,000 in the week ending January 28, 2012
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| UI Claims 4-Week Average: | 375,750 in the week ending January 28, 2012
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| Federal Minimum Wage: | $7.25 in Current |
| p - preliminary; c - corrected | |
