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Understanding Access to Unemployment Insurance

April 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CDT

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What are applicants’ experiences with the unemployment insurance (UI) system? How are states innovating to better serve UI applicants while maintaining program integrity? Where are the biggest opportunities and challenges related to UI access?

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis researchers will address these questions with findings from data collected from state UI agencies across the country and focus groups with women who have experienced unemployment. Join us as we explore evidence on UI access with brief research presentations and a panel discussion among experts.

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Agenda

12:00–12:03 pm CT

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker: Hue Nguyen, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

12:04–12:15 pm CT

Presentation: How Applicants Experience the UI System

Speakers:

  • Mary Hogan, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Amalea Jubara, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Ayushi Narayan, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

12:16–12:57 pm CT

Panel: Opportunities and Challenges for Making UI More Effective

Moderator: Ryan Nunn, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Panelists:

  • Julia Dale, Civilla
  • Jennifer Phillips, Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, Georgetown University
  • Andrew Stettner, The Century Foundation
  • Beth Townsend, Iowa Workforce Development

12:58–1:00 pm CT

Closing Remarks and Thank You

Speaker: Ryan Nunn, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Presented by

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/

Location

Virtual Event