unemployment

Companies have steadily slowed hiring since January, when the three-month average pace of gains was an unusually strong 330,000.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits jumped 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 261,000 for the week ended June 3.

America's job market added 209,000 jobs in June -- down from the massive 339,000 jobs that were gained in May. Unemployment was little changed, at 3.6%.

The federal government said that the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%.

The study doubles the original Goverment Accountability Office's estimate provided to the House Ways and Means Committee in February.

The fund used by the state to provide unemployment benefits is projected to reach nearly $20 billion in debt by the end of the year.

An employee wants to know whether they can get unemployment since their "remote" position ended up being mostly in the field.

New state unemployment benefit claims rose by 12,000 last week to 218,000, according to the Labor Department. A Reuters poll showed economists expected an increase to 210,000 initial claims for the week ended Dec. 23.

"If 88% of the states are reporting rising unemployment, how can it be that national unemployment remains stable at a very, very low level?" he further posited.

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton demanded that Mayor Eric Adams host a "summit" at City Hall to address high unemployment among black New Yorkers, while also fighting a movement to eliminate controversial corporate diversity, equity and inclusion...

US employers increased payrolls by a surprisingly strong 275,000 in February, but the unemployment rate edged higher among other signs that the economy is slowing down. The big monthly figure from the Labor Department surpassed the 198,000 job gains...

"I think the president made his case so forcefully in the State of the Union," Clinton said.

"It is irresponsible for the US government to incur a deficit of 6.4% when unemployment is hovering around 3.75%," Griffin wrote.

US employers collectively increased their payrolls by a hefty 303,000 in March -- the fifth consecutive month of hotter-than-expected job gains.

President Biden’s labor head could be forcing US taxpayers to foot the bill for roughly $32 billion in unemployment fraud she caused when serving during the COVID-19 pandemic as California’s top labor official, Republican senators wrote in a...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in the US climbed to their highest level since August 2023 — a sign that the robust American labor market is cooling. Initial jobless claims increased by 22,000 to 231,000 in the week ended May 4, according...

I worked for a cannabis shop that apparently was not licensed. It was promptly shut down without any notice, and my employer owes me for two weeks of pay. What can I do? Can I collect unemployment?

Arizona has hit a record low in unemployment, according to new numbers.

House Republican campaign operatives trolled far-left Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) Wednesday following his primary defeat by Westchester County Executive George Latimer, delivering an unemployment package to Bowman's congressional office.

First-time applications for unemployment benefits increased last week, while the number of people on jobless rolls rose further to a 2-1/2 year high towards the end of June, consistent with a gradual cooling in the labor market.