unemployment

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week as February’s massive winter storm roiled the coronavirus-battered labor market, the feds said Thursday. The 745,000 initial jobless claims filed last week brought the...

The Senate on Friday unexpectedly paused consideration of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVa.) wielded his outsized influence in a debate over unemployment insurance. Manchin supports reducing a...

I’m tired of the hypocrisy of calls for Governor Cuomo to step down because of allegations that he made a joke about eating a sausage, or tried to kiss someone. If everyone who has ever made an off-color joke were fired, the unemployment line would...

Since February 2020, the unemployment rate for females over 55 has almost doubled, from 3.5 percent to 6.1 percent.

Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended holding up debate for hours on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill over his opposition to a $15 minimum wage and certain unemployment benefits — saying the negotiations led to a more...

Take a look inside the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that includes $1400 direct payments, massive child tax credits, and expanded unemployment benefits.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level in four months as businesses continued to recover from coronavirus lockdowns, the feds said Thursday. Last week’s 712,000 initial jobless claims nevertheless brought...

The number of workers seeking unemployment benefits stubbornly increased last week as the labor market’s coronavirus crisis reached the one-year mark, the feds said Thursday. The latest batch of 770,000 initial jobless claims brought the total for...

Another 777,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis last week. CNN's Christine Romans reports.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped below its pre-coronavirus record for the first time in a year last week as the labor market continued to heal, the feds said Thursday.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits unexpectedly jumped above the pre-coronavirus record once again last week, the feds said Thursday. The 719,000 initial jobless claims came just a week after new filings reached their lowest...

New York state lawmakers on Thursday were negotiating a $2.1 billion fund that would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants and former inmates — possibly providing some recipients with around $28,000. Legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s...

With employment growing by 916,000 jobs in March, the strongest jump since August and beating economists’ expectations, it’s clear the US economy doesn’t need the “help” President Joe Biden insists on sending. After all, the unemployment...

A controversial proposal to provide unemployment benefits to undocumented workers and former prisoners has sparked a fight among Democrats who control the state Legislature, imperiling its passage and stalling state budget talks.  Both houses of...

State lawmakers are looking to set aside $2.1 billion in this year’s budget for an “Excluded Workers Fund” to grant unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants and former inmates. Covering ex-cons, who were excluded from added federal jobless...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Albany lawmakers have reached a deal in principle on the overdue state budget — which includes a roughly $4 billion tax hike on the wealthy, legalizing mobile sports betting and sending unemployment benefits to illegal...

When the coronavirus pandemic forced states to lock down last year, they suspended a long-standing requirement that the unemployed have to be looking for work in order to receive jobless benefits.

The number of workers seeking unemployment benefits stubbornly jumped again last week even amid hopes that the labor market was getting back on track, the feds said Thursday. Last week’s 744,000 initial jobless claims brought the total for the...

Workers are hard to find despite the vaccination rollout and a stubbornly high unemployment rate — and business owners say Uncle Sam is to blame. Just this past Monday, Sean Macari, owner of a job recruitment company in Albany, offered a 25-year...