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Use of Credit Information for Insurance

For the last several years, insurance companies have been using credit information to determine a consumer's level of risk before selling or renewing auto, home or renter insurance policies. Legislators in 22 states and Puerto Rico are addressing legislation regarding the use of credit information in insurance in the 2013 legislative session. More

Broad Drop in State Unemployment

Unemployment declined in April in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rates rose in three states and remained steady in the remaining seven states. States with the highest job growth were Texas, New York and Florida. More
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Labor & Employment

Labor & Employment

NCSL tracks a wide range of labor and employment issues and at any one time some topics are of particular interest to legislators and legislative staff. On this page you will find a compilation of labor and employment issues that are of high interest right now. The features at the left will take you to the permanent links of available information.

  • State Pension Funds.   State pensions funds have been hit hard by the economic downturn.  Learn what states are doing to protect their funds.
  • Collective Bargaining.  Track collective bargaining legislation in our searchable database.
  • Unemployment.  See all of NCSL's resources on unemployment, including state and national unemployment rates, state trust fund balances, state trust fund loans, federal requirements, state laws, bill tracking database, and more.
  • Family Economic Success.  The NCSL/Annie E. Casey Partnership on Family Economic Success offers information to legislators on ways to help working families who are struggling with economic uncertainty.

 
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