Administer the state?s unemployment insurance program activities

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development $111.095 million on October 1, 2025, under the Unemployment Insurance formula grant program (CFDA 17.225) to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities through December 31, 2028.

The funding covers operational costs for the state's unemployment insurance program, including administrative workload, claims processing capability, claimant systems operation, staffing levels, and overhead costs. The award supports the state's ability to maintain or improve performance in the timeliness and quality of processing unemployment insurance claims and handling improper payments, including identifying fraudulent claims and reducing improper payment rates. Unemployment compensation claimants are the intended beneficiaries.

Place of performance is New Jersey. The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. Formula grant awards under this program are based on workload projections pursuant to economic assumptions and nationally developed workload estimates, with additional quarterly funding based on actual workloads.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to administer the state?s unemployment insurance program activities.

Activities

Funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the state?s unemployment insurance administrative workload and their ability to process claims. This also includes the operation of the state?s claimant systems as well as staffing levels and overhead costs.

Expected outcomes

The state is able to maintain or improve levels of performance regarding the timeliness and quality of processing unemployment insurance claims, as well as effectively handling improper payments. The state?s ability to identify fraudulent claims and reduce improper payment rates is maintained or improved.

Intended beneficiaries

Unemployment compensation claimants.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.