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  4. ›Unemployment Trust Fund

Treasury outlay line

Unemployment Trust Fund

Unemployment insurance benefits financed through the trust fund.

What this means

The Unemployment Trust Fund pays unemployment insurance benefits. States administer most claims, while the federal fund structure and Treasury accounting record the cash flows. Outlays rise when unemployment spikes.

Related

  • Unemployment insurance payroll taxes

    Federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) that support UI systems.

  • Department of Labor

    Employment, wage-and-hour, and job-training programs.

  • Mandatory spending

    Spending written into permanent law, such as Social Security and Medicare.

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