Nevada has the highest unemployment rate of 13.4% on August, 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Related Link below.
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The employers pay the states a payroll tax, from which the states pays the unemployment benefits from. See the Related Question below for more information.
Unemployment compensation is not taken out of paychecks of the workers. The business pays a payroll tax to the state who uses part of the the proceeds to pay unemployment benefits.
The state can't take overpayment of unemployment benefits from a Federal tax refund. Some states have provisions to deduct such from the state tax refund of their state. Most states will take a percentage of future unemployment benefits to pay off unemployment compensation overpayment.
Your employment status should have no bearing on your insurance claim.
Typically Unemployment Compensation occurs when one loses their job either because they were fired or layed off by an employer. By law, the employer is required to pay that person a percentage of their pay for a set number of weeks. If one quits a job, it can not be collected.
States pay different unemployment rates because each state has a different standard of living. More expensive states (i.e. California) typically pay higher unemployment because the minimum wage is higher and there is a higher cost of living.
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The unemployment office is an agency of government. Therefore when you defraud it you are defrauding the government and your fellow citizens who pay the taxes to supply you with your unemployment compensation. Defrauding the government is GENERALLY a felony offense.
Yes, taxes come out of everything!
It is, in most, if not all, the states.
As each state, that collects income taxes, has different criteria, you need to check with your state's tax commission, or its equivalent. The unemployment taxes are subject to the IRS' income taxes.
In the US, the employer pays a payroll tax to the state, which in turn pays unemployment benefits to workers who qualify In Canada this is funded by the working people of Canada through their mandatory contributions.