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    • Unemployment Insurance Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) Data

    Metadata Updated: January 20, 2026

    This dataset includes the historical series of sample Unemployment Insurance (UI) data collected through the benefit accuracy measurement (BAM) program. BAM is a statistical survey used to identify and support resolutions of deficiencies in the state’s (UI) system as well as to estimate state UI improper payments to be reported to DOL as required by the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) and the Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA). BAM is also used to identify the root causes of improper payments and supports other analyses conducted by DOL to highlight improper payment prevention strategies and measure progress in meeting improper payment reduction targets.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 25, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOL JSON

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 25, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026
    Publisher Employment and Training Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier ETA-5-012:013-495
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-09-30T12:14:59.332Z
    Rights TRUE
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 000:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Data Dictionary https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2834
    Harvest Object Id 6a2a8b4b-46c7-4380-8739-5e495e3a2e41
    Harvest Source Id 81f6ae6e-c0d0-4e98-bb1b-04e323ef429e
    Harvest Source Title DOL JSON
    Homepage URL https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/bqc.asp
    Program Code 000:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1015e28945cb40889a375fee81c03ccb3d706062e31b317f873254809231b5ec
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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