Due to the recent internet outage caused by CrowdStrike, a Microsoft third-party security application, the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) phone and online chat services are currently limited. Workers are not able to speak or chat online with agents due to the system issues. Technicians are currently working to resolve the issue, with no current resolution time.

only group ranked equally high across all political affiliations in annual Gallup poll

Lansing, MI - Gallup has released its annual update on Americans’ confidence in major U.S. institutions, with small businesses topping the list.

Stakeholders Gather to Highlight how Community & Worker Economic Transition Office Budget Investments will Support Efforts to Ensure Michiganders Benefit from Clean Energy Transitions 

KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Following the passage of a historic budget agreement that provides funding for the newly created Community & Worker Economic Transition Office, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) convened a roundtable in Kalamazoo today to discuss how the new office will help Michiganders benefit from transitions in the auto and energy sectors. 

Bill will Create a Tax Credit to Convert Vacant Commercial Buildings into Affordable Housing 

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) introduced a bill to take advantage of the widespread increase in vacant or underutilized commercial properties by converting these properties into affordable housing.

renovated to better serve claimants

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency’s (UIA) Grand Rapids Local Office reopened today after extensive renovations to better serve customers who want to meet with a UIA agent about their claim.