Employment statistics undergo sharp fluctuations due to seasonal events, such as weather changes, harvests, holidays, and school openings and closings. Join our e-mail list to receive LEO exclusives and special offers on tickets and giveaways. How many other people are affected this way? Westerfield asked. Copyright 2021 WBKO. The .gov means its official. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks. The cyber criminals still have her social security number and many others. Current through Register Vol. The state legislature first created the waiver program in March, after the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting detailed how people who applied for benefits in line with Gov. Employment was down 100 jobs in the federal government; up 300 jobs in state government; and up 14,800 jobs in local government. Kentuckys unemployment rate moved up slightly in August as estimates suggest there were both fewer people in the labor force and more people unemployed, said University of Kentuckys Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) Director Mike Clark, Ph.D. While August estimates differed somewhat from July, these differences were not statistically significant, which indicates that there has been little change.. Lots of states that have waivers in place don't give very many of them, even though there are lots of people that are eligible for them because of this sort of same mentality, Gray said. I dont see anything that implicates fault, Smith said. Call center hours have been extended to provide additional help for claimants. No one from the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance was available for an interview on the subject, according Kinnaird. EDITOR'S NOTE: Links to the unemployment rate chart and the employment chart are below. February 2, 2022--John A. Yarmuth, Kentucky, resigned from the Committee. The Research Section within the Division of Information & Research conducts specialized injury and industry research by collecting, reviewing and comparing data that is relevant to workers' compensation issues in Kentucky. Andy Beshears public statements about eligibility, Beshear told people to save money from unemployment insurance benefits, Kentucky expanded unemployment insurance to cover independent contractors, Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism, WEKU is a broadcast service of Eastern Kentucky University. Gray said the mindset that keeps recipiency rates low may impact how states implement their waiver programs. Republican State Sen. David Givens from Greensburg, who sponsored the law creating the waiver process, did not respond to a request for comment. Just a few months earlier, in March of 2020, Kentucky expanded unemployment insurance to cover independent contractors and substitute teachers. ol{list-style-type: decimal;} #views-exposed-form-manual-cloud-search-manual-cloud-search-results .form-actions{display:block;flex:1;} #tfa-entry-form .form-actions {justify-content:flex-start;} #node-agency-pages-layout-builder-form .form-actions {display:block;} #tfa-entry-form input {height:55px;} [CDATA[/* >