Unemployment
Issue Code: UNM
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AI Overview
Unemployment is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $8.4M in total lobbying spend across 919 filings, it ranks among the actively lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$8.4M
Total Lobbying Spend
919
Filings
38
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $200K | 35 |
| 2019 | $220K | 50 |
| 2020 | $2.4M | 226 |
| 2021 | $2.1M | 206 |
| 2022 | $1.3M | 140 |
| 2023 | $865K | 107 |
| 2024 | $738K | 86 |
| 2025 | $525K | 69 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allsup | $770K |
| 2 | Maximus | $563K |
| 3 | Shopify INC. | $550K |
| 4 | Doordash | $530K |
| 5 | The Hope Program | $400K |
| 6 | Boyd Gaming Corporation | $380K |
| 7 | Eightfold.ai | $338K |
| 8 | Care in Action | $320K |
| 9 | Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coalition | $312K |
| 10 | The Business Roundtable | $300K |
| 11 | Fwd.us | $280K |
| 12 | Steady | $280K |
| 13 | Service Employees International Union | $270K |
| 14 | Softbank | $240K |
| 15 | The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | $239K |
| 16 | Alliance for Safety and Justice | $220K |
| 17 | Mgm Resorts International | $200K |
| 18 | AARP | $180K |
| 19 | Dream Center Indianapolis | $180K |
| 20 | Quest Food Management Services | $170K |
| 21 | Capitol Bridge LLC | $160K |
| 22 | Job Creators Network | $160K |
| 23 | Allsup INC, | $140K |
| 24 | Travel Management Coalition | $140K |
| 25 | Church Alliance | $120K |
Top Firms
Tiber Creek Group$960K
The Mcswane Group$770K
Invariant LLC$640K
Dogwood Strategies$563K
Avoq, LLC$360K
Nvg, LLC$270K
Mr. Nicholas Gwyn$239K
The Raben Group$220K
Squire Patton Boggs$200K
What They Lobby For
- Social Security Disability Insurance and Return to Work.
- Implementation of P.L. 113-128, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Permanent Extension of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit The Rehab Act Reauthorization The Ticket to Work and Work Inc
- Improving worker standards for Homecare Workers who care for family members
- Oppose an expansion of work credits of work requirements for SNAP (food stamps) in the 2018 Farm bill Support a prohibition on employers using credit checks (support HR 3783 / S 1819)
- Lobbying for improvements to the UI program and better funding for it. Advocate for reforms to Disaster Unemployment Assistance program. Advocating for RESEA program expansion.
- The primary aim of the work opportunity tax credit is to increase opportunity, income mobility, and advancement of "structurally unemployed" populations who bear an actual or perceived quality that di
- Legislation impacting state and/or local unemployment compensation benefits or taxes and workers' compensation
- Lobbying for improvements to the UI program and better funding for it. Advocate for reforms to Disaster Unemployment Assistance program. Advocate for proper implementation of RESEA program.
- Implementation of Social Security Work Incentives provisions dealing with employment for individuals with disabilities. Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting peopl
- Matters relating to the use of data analytics to detect unemployment fraud
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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