Employment and Training Administration – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the United States Department of Labor (the Department) is publishing, for public information, notice of the issuance and availability of the Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPL) that provide guidance to the states regarding the implementation of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program (EUC08) pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, Title IV, Emergency Unemployment Compensation, Public Law 110-252, signed by the President on June 30, 2008, and, subsequently, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, Public Law 110-449, enacted November 21, 2008.

This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB Program for Alaska. The following change has occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding the State's EB status: As of January 10, 2009, Alaska has completed a mandatory 13-week ``off'' trigger period. Based on data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on December 19, 2008, Alaska's 3-month seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate was 7.1 percent and equals or exceeds 110 percent of the corresponding rate in both prior years. This causes Alaska to be triggered ``on'' to an EB period beginning January 25, 2009.