Benefits and Technology

Who We Are

The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation (UC) Benefits and Technology is responsible for the development of policies and procedures for the statewide administration of the UC Benefits Program. This area provides services to approximately 700,000 individuals filing for unemployment benefits and processes over $1 billion in benefits each year.

The program has two main objectives:

• To provide temporary and partial wage replacement to involuntarily unemployed workers who were recently employed
• To help stabilize the economy during recessions 

The U.S. Department of Labor oversees Ohio’s unemployment compensation system but, like other states, Ohio administers its own program.

There are two bureaus within Benefits and Technology: the Bureau of Review and System Support and the Bureau of Policy and Payments. Both work in close coordination with local program delivery operations. Together they support activities that provide economic stabilization to Ohio's workforce through the accurate and timely payment of benefits. They also contain labor costs for Ohio employers through proactive enforcement to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in the UC program.