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U.S. Department of Labor

Communicating the successes of state unemployment insurance programs

We worked with the U.S. Department of Labor on a report that outlines how states are using federal funding to modernize unemployment insurance.

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U.S. Department of Labor

Leveraging user research to improve unemployment insurance delivery

We partnered with the Department of Labor on a user research initiative aimed at providing states with human-centered modernization recommendations.

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State of New Jersey

Delivering a human-centered claimant portal for New Jersey unemployment insurance

We used agile development and API technology to help the State of New Jersey revamp its unemployment insurance claimant portal.

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State of New Jersey

Applying user research to improve access to unemployment benefits in New Jersey

Nava is leveraging user research to help the New Jersey Department of Labor make its UI technology more accessible, flexible, and resilient.

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U.S. Department of Labor

Building trust with the public through unemployment claim transparency

We're helping the U.S. Department of Labor with an initiative to catalyze state-level unemployment insurance modernization projects.

May 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM UTC

Congressional Briefing: Unemployment Insurance Modernization in New Jersey

Join speakers for a briefing on unemployment insurance modernization

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Designing the unseen: Enabling institutions to build public trust

Five Nava designers explain how design can contribute to behind-the-scenes service improvement in government.

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As a recession looms, government agencies are readying unemployment insurance systems

State governments modernizing their unemployment insurance systems would benefit from an agile and human-centered design approach.

Meeting people where they are with community engagement

When it comes to public service technology, human-centered design and agile development can support a state’s broader community engagement efforts.

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Building public benefit claims trackers across states

What we learned helping design and build public benefits claims trackers for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as well as the state of California.

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Outcomes that matter: Using metrics to measure your program

When metrics strategies align with program goals, you know you’re measuring outcomes that matter to your program, partners, and the people you serve.

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A day at Nava as a program director

Angela Colter, a program director, describes her past experience working in government and collaborating with Nava’s top-notch technical team.

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State of California

To quickly help people in a crisis, start with user research

Starting with user research ensures that what you build will give people the help they need, when they need it.

State of California

Rapidly building unemployment services during the pandemic

Nava partnered with the State of California to build two cloud-based digital services for their unemployment benefit program, in just three months.

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To reimagine unemployment insurance services, start small

A new bill to upgrade the technology supporting the country’s unemployment systems could lay the foundation for a more resilient safety net.