Labour market · 09/08/2011

Virgin Islands Trigger Tier Three of Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) Program

The Virgin Islands have triggered Tier Three of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program due to a rising unemployment rate exceeding 6.0%, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on July 8, 2011. This means that eligible claimants in the Virgin Islands will now receive benefits from July 24, 2011, onwards.