Britain’s economy lost jobs again in June as the Labour government faces growing criticism for lifting the minimum wage and ...

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For example, a state may require payment of unemployment taxes only on the first $15,000 of an employee’s wages. Any earnings beyond that amount are exempt from further contributions.

It would cut in half the amount of wages on which businesses pay unemployment taxes, as well as lower the maximum unemployment tax rate from 7% to 5.4% and reduce the number of tax tables.

DALLAS -- A state agency said Friday it cut the unemployment-insurance tax rate, which will save Texas employers $270 million next year.

In 2022, the tax would decrease by a third — from a maximum of 0.75% to 0.50%. It’s also expected to help the state’s smallest mom-and-pops next year by capping unemployment taxes on ...

This year's average tax rate was 1.5 percent. It was applied to a maximum of $19,400 of each worker's wages, which equals a maximum average unemployment insurance bill of $291 per worker.