unemployment insurance taxes

The Nebraska Department of Labor announced last week that the average unemployment insurance tax rate will drop in 2016 - the fifth straight year a decrease has occurred.  For most employers there will…

The state of  Wisconsin has released their unemployment insurance tax rates for 2016. For the first time since 2010, the state will use Schedule B. This means that many employers will see a substantial cut in…

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has announced that for the first time since 2009 unemployment insurance taxes will drop for state employers in 2016. The new Insurance Contribution Rate Schedule will…

Virginia employers can look forward to paying lower unemployment insurance taxes in 2016 because the commonwealth’s economy has greatly improved. On Tuesday, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced new tax rates which include the…

The Oregon Employment Department has announced that it will be reducing unemployment tax rates for most Oregon employers in 2016. This is the third year in a row that Oregon unemployment…

Illinois has spent most of 2015 debating changes to its unemployment insurance system. Everything has been discussed from taxes to benefits. And now it appears that a deal has been reached between…

States have begun the process of establishing their unemployment taxable wage bases for 2016. Below is a chart of the taxable wage bases that have been announced so far. We will post regular…

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced yesterday a significant reduction in the state's unemployment insurance taxes due to a high balance in the unemployment trust fund. “Due to the strong growth…

The Maine Department of Labor is reporting that Maine unemployment taxes will fall in 2016 to their lowest rate since 2009 due to increases in employment in the state. In…

The formula used by Iowa to determine employer unemployment insurance taxes has been revised for 2016. This will cause the estimated average contribution rate for employers to increase from 1.24…