New state "webcasts" offer help and new tools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The high number of jobless workers is swamping Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency, but workers now can watch a series of how-to webcasts that could make filing for benefits easier.
The informational Webcasts are intended to get more people to sign up for benefits online and to answer questions from employers and jobless workers. The Webcasts are generally less than 10 minutes long and include a PowerPoint presentation that viewers can print out for future reference.
Michigan has the nation's highest unemployment rate, 15.2 percent.
The Webcasts can be found at www.michigan.gov/uia
