Labor Dept. Made $77.2 Billion in Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments in 2021: IG

Labor Dept. Made $77.2 Billion in Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments in 2021: IG
Signage is seen at the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Mark Tapscott
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More than $77 billion of the unemployment insurance (UI) program’s total of $413 billion in payments in 2021 were made improperly, according to a report from the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (IG).

The Labor Department (DOL) “published an improper payment rate of 18.71 percent for the UI program, which resulted in an estimated $77.2 billion in reported gross improper payments,” the IG reported. The improper payment rate for the previous year was 9.17 percent, equal to about $37.8 billion.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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