NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases a research report discussing various state preparedness to meet unemployment insurance (UI) claims. During the week ending on March 21, initial unemployment insurance claims increased by three million due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, a tremendous increase over prior periods reflecting the ferocity and velocity with which the pandemic has affected the economy. In the report, KBRA examines state reserve levels dedicated to meet the unprecedented surge in unemployment claims. However, two of the largest and hardest-hit states, New York and California, have some of the lowest UI reserve levels as measured by the U.S. Department of Labor’s index.
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