Show t n J Conditi Conditions ns are y re Big Fact Factor r in in Jobless Pay According to a survey recently completed by the Utah Department Depart Departs Department ment of Employment Security economic conditions are arc the most Important factors In determining determining de de- de the rate of which Jobless Jobless jobless job Job- less pay claimants will exhaust their benefits x Curtis P. P Harding department administrator pointed out that the survey covered cases of oft t tho those h o s e c Individuals exhausting their benefits during 1956 In a labor market quite unlike the theone theone theone one the Utah economy Is experiencing experiencing experiencing ex ex- today However he said the study does docs show certain characteristics tics which will be present In any economy Mr Harding outlined the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing salient sallent points brought out by the survey 1 In 1940 at the end of the depression some claimants claimants claim claim- ants were found eligible to receive receive receive re re- re- re unemployment benefits Of this number or 45 per per cent exhausted their benefits In 1914 1944 a war year only 1750 claimants were eligible and only five live per percent percent percent cent drew benefits to the full fun amount Then during the survey survey survey sur sur- vey year of 1956 eligible claImants claimants claimants claim claIm- ants totaled with only 2500 or 13 per cent running the full course of benefit entitle entitle- ment 2 The survey accented the large amount of turnover among claimants and n In n 1956 An example is the fact that of the eligible claimants one-fourth one of them experienced unemployment of such short duration they received no benefits benefits benefits bene bene- fits at all Another 28 per cent drew benefits for only 1 to 5 weeks while 22 per cent carried carried carried car car- ried their claims claim series from 15 to 26 weeks 3 Another significant highlight highlight highlight high high- light Is that over half the claimants claimants claimants claim claim- ants exhausting their benefits during 1956 were working within with with- in 4 months after leaving the unemployment compensation rolls 32 per cent were still sun jobless jobless jobless job job- less after 4 months and a significant significant significant signi signi- 16 per cent for one reason reason reason rea rea- son or or another elected to aban aban- d don their efforts to locate Jobs a ate share of claimants and were women During 1956 the distribution lion tion of claimants by sex was approximately 41 per cent female fe fee male and 59 per cent male but butof butof butof of the total number of tees 48 per cent were male while 53 per cent were female 5 Marital status was an Im im- Important portent factor in the rate of exhausts exhausts ex among both men and wo men Single persons of both sexes eligible to receive unemployment unemployment unemployment Insurance exhausted their benefits at the rate rote of 10 per during the year However How flow ever married or separated males exhausted their benefits at the I rate of or 8 per eligible claimants claimants claim claim- ants and married or separated females exhausted their benefits at the rate of 25 to eligible claimants Widowed or divorced male nates al J J exhausted bep benefits at ah j the rate rand and widowed widow ed or divorced females fanales ran tin their benefit course at the rate of 26 per eligible claimants 6 After the age of 34 years yean the rate of unemployment Insurance In insurance exhaustion increased with most of the older tees being males Younger men and women exhausted at about the same rate Using as a 11 base eligible claimants it was found round that only 8 per exhausted exhausted ex ex- hausted their benefits who were under 25 years of age that the rate decreased to 7 per Inthe in inthe inthe the 25 to 34 year yeat group climbed climbed climb climb- ed eil 12 to in the 34 year old group and for those 65 years of age and over the rate moved to 47 per 7 Finally It was found that the rate of unemployment Insurance insurance insurance in in- In- In decreased a i yearnings Increased A signi iv r example x t Isan is ean an exhaust rate tate f 28 per pet claimant claimants among those who earned from to 1499 per year Work Work- en ell in the to bracket brack brack- et exhausted at the rate of ot 4 per Ct eligible claimants while those earning and over exhausted exhausted ex ex- exhausted hausted at the rate of only 2 per eligible claimants I |