Those without Nashville jobs will soon get some better help when it comes to receiving unemployment.
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development will receive $6,892,526 for technology upgrades to the system that processes benefits for unemployed workers. Of the $164.5 million total awarded to 49 states by the DOL, Tennessee received the fourth-highest amount.
“The unprecedented demand for unemployment insurance benefits has made it clear there are opportunities to improve our systems,” Labor Commissioner James Neeley said. “For the last year we’ve utilized a number of short-term solutions to handle the workload. This grant will allow us to develop long-term infrastructure improvements for benefits processing and payment.”
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