UI Research Exchange

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Unemployment Insurance
Occasional Paper 80-2
U.S. Department of Labor
Raymond J. Donovan
Employment and Training Administration
Albert Angrisani
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training
Unemployment Insurance Service
1981

This publication was prepared by the
Division of Research Services, Office of
Research, Legislation and Program Policies,
Unemployment Insurance Service
The editor of this issue is Helen Manheimer.
The material in this document was
contributed by Unemployment Insurance
Service and State employment security
agency staff and does not necessarily
represent the official position or
policy of the Department of Labor.

INTRODUCTION

The UI Research Exchange is being published by the Unemployment Insurance Service to increase the effectiveness of research throughout the UI program. Toward this goal, the Exchange provides a means of communication among researchers and between researchers and policymakers. The Exchange is designed to be an open forum for all UI researchers.

This third issue contains a wide variety of research information. Announcements and reports are included on subjects such as meetings, personnel action, and recent legislation and financial developments. A prominent place is given to or research projects--both in progress and completed--conducted and sponsored by the State agencies and the Unemployment Insurance Service. Research data and information sources, methods and tools are discussed, with a separate section for the Continuous Wage and Benefit History (CWBH) System. There are reviews of books and studies.

We would like to encourage the exchange and dissemination of existing State research knowledge among the State employment security agencies. Toward this end, this issue includes a paper contributed by Joe Sloane and Bob St. Louis, of the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which briefly describes the workload estimating and forcasting procedures used in Arizona. Other contributed papers for future issues will be welcomed.

Thanks to those who contributed to this third issue. We look forward to broad based participation in the future. For a description of the format in which material should be submitted, see the Appendix.

Material for publication should be submitted to:
Roger Rossi
Chief, Division of Research Services
Office of Research, Legsilation and
  Program Policies
Unemployment Insurance Service
Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor
601 D Street, N.W., Room 7402
Washington, D.C. 20213

The Exchange is published semi-annually. The next issue will be published in early 1982. The deadline for submittal of material is November 1, 1981.

Thanks also to Dolores Gray for her skillful typing assistance for this issue.

I would appreciate your comments on the exchange and any suggestions you have for improving its usefulness.

Stephen A. Wandner
Deputy Director
Office of Research, Legislation and Program polieice
Unemployment Insurance Service

				CONTENTS


SECTION								PAGE

I.  ANOOUNCENETS AND REPORTS					1

    A. Meetings, Seminars and Personnel Actions		3

    B. Recent Legislative and Financial Developments	6


II. RESEARCH PROJECT SUMMARIES					21

    A. Research Projects Planned and in Progress		23

	Continuing Eligibility					24
	Duration of Benefits					26
	Delayed and Never Filing for Benefits			28
	Claimant Characteristics					29
	Unemployment Indicators and Statistics			30
	Benefit Financing						32
	Operations							35
	Miscellaneous						37
	

    B. Research Projects Completed				39

	Qualifying Requirements					41
	Disqualifications						43
	Weekly Benefit Amount					47
	Duration of Benefits					49
	Claimant Characteristics					51
	Unemployment Indicators and Statistics			52
	Benefit Financing						54
	Operations							59
	Miscellaneous						62



III. RESEARCH DATA AND INFORMATION SOURCES; RESEARCH
     METHODS AND TOOLS						67


IV.  CONTINUOUS WAGE AND BENEFIT HISTORY SYSTEM		83


V.   REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND STUDIES				107


VI.  CONTRIBUTED PAPERS						115

	Workload Estimation and Forecasting in Arizona
	by Joseph T. Sloane and Robert D. St. Louis		117


VII. INDEXES

     A. Index of State Employment Security Agency
	 	Contributors						129

     B. Index of Research Projects and Tools
	 	Pertaining to CWBH					131