Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Unemployment Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Unemployment: fewer registrants file on this code, but each disclosure still names bills, agencies, and in-house lobbyists.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $2.4M in itemized Unemployment lobbying disclosures across 31 filers, among them MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC., DOORDASH, INC., AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, ranking #76 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#76
of 79 issues by spend
$2.4M
tracked Unemployment lobbying
31
organizations lobbying
$78K
average per filer

Issue code: UNM · 31 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$2.4M
Organizations
31

Unemployment filing shape

Unemployment (UNM) shows $2.4M in tracked LDA spending across 31 filers, a lighter code by absolute outlay.

MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. leads this issue's filer table with $7.5M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Unemployment, each quarterly disclosure carries more weight, and a small shift in registrant count can change the visible lobbying picture quickly.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. $7.5M
#2 DOORDASH, INC. $5.3M
#3 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $5.0M
#4 AFL-CIO $4.9M
#5 SAS INSTITUTE, INC. $4.0M
#6 MAXIMUS, INC. $3.4M
#7 SHOPIFY $2.7M
#8 ID.ME, INC. $2.6M
#9 SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. $1.8M
#10 NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE $1.1M
#11 CARE IN ACTION $980K
#12 CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA CREDIT UNION LEAGUES $880K
#13 TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI $614K
#14 CURE SMA $600K
#15 NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY $590K
#16 ALLSUP, INC. $590K
#17 PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA $584K
#18 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE $580K
#19 ARC OF THE UNITED STATES $290K
#20 EIGHTFOLD.AI $180K
#21 DREAM CENTER INDIANAPOLIS $160K
#22 THE HOPE PROGRAM $140K
#23 NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT $120K
#24 JOB CREATORS NETWORK $120K
#25 THE CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES $115K
#26 EMPLOY AMERICA ACTION FUND $90K
#27 NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS NETWORK $84K
#28 OPERA AMERICA $10K

Registrant concentration on Unemployment

Named filers on UNM, ranked by all-issue lobbying total because the filer count is small.

MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, …$7.5MDOORDASH, INC.$5.3MAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE…$5.0MAFL-CIO$4.9MSAS INSTITUTE, INC.$4.0MMAXIMUS, INC.$3.4MSHOPIFY$2.7MID.ME, INC.$2.6M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Unemployment · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code UNM; covers 31 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Unemployment?
$2.4M was reported on Unemployment (UNM) by 31 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Unemployment lobbying?
Top filers on Unemployment include MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC., DOORDASH, INC., AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code UNM.
How many organizations lobby on Unemployment?
31 organizations filed on Unemployment in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.