DOL Jobless-Aid Chief Gilbert to Retire Amid Pandemic Surge (1)

Oct. 29, 2020, 5:26 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 29, 2020, 8:33 PM UTC

Gay Gilbert is retiring as head of the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Unemployment Insurance, creating a top-level vacancy at the agency tasked with guiding states through a historic, virus-induced surge in jobless-benefits claims.

She’s expected to step down near the end of 2020 and a successor hasn’t been announced, said four sources briefed on the plans. Two of the sources said Gilbert’s retirement was announced this month on a weekly call for state workforce commissioners.

Gilbert, a senior career official, has been the federal government’s point person coordinating the federal-state unemployment compensation system through unprecedented demand from millions of ...

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