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Kentucky awards contract to replace unemployment insurance system that struggled during the pandemic

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has awarded a long-awaited contract to replace its decades-old unemployment insurance system, which showed its shortcomings during the COVID-19 pandemic when a record surge of jobless claims resulted in processing backlogs, the state said Friday. Once operational, the upgraded system will provide easier access for Kentuckians filing jobless claims as well as for staff members who …

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s jobless rate sank to its lowest level ever last month, Democratic Gov. The state’s seasonally adjusted, preliminary unemployment rate dipped to 3.7% in April, down 0.1 percentage points from the prior month, the governor said at his weekly news conference. The historically low jobless rate comes as the governor shifts his reelection campaign into high gear …

Beshear: Kentucky posts its lowest-ever unemployment rate

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky posted its lowest-ever unemployment rate in April, offering more proof of the state’s unprecedented economic momentum, Gov. “Kentucky’s economy is absolutely on fire, and today’s report shows that continued success is benefiting Kentuckians all across the commonwealth,” Beshear said at a news conference. He said the state’s overall strong economy needs to reach areas “too often …

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law Thursday a business-backed bill providing another round of coronavirus-related relief to Kentucky employers on their unemployment insurance tax assessments. Another key part of the newly signed bill will spend $242 million in federal pandemic aid to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund. “This crisis demands action again, and House Bill …

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Concerns about cybersecurity have led the state of Kentucky to extend its search for a company to modernize its pandemic-stressed unemployment insurance system, Gov. “The procurement was out for bid when Kentucky and most other states were targeted by one of the most sophisticated cyberattacks on our unemployment insurance system in history, which meant that significant additional …