Unemployment payments can be tricky to understand because each state has its own rules and payment schedules.

Top Republican lawmakers are pushing Governor Katie Hobbs to approve new reforms to SNAP, Medicaid and unemployment programs. They say rejecting the bills could mean higher costs for taxpayers.

While the unemployment rate seems stable, the number of people who've been out of work for six months or more has been ticking up. It's now at about 25% of the overall unemployed. Why is long-term ...

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WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely picked up in January, supported by fewer layoffs in some seasonal industries, but the labor market remained sluggish as lingering uncertainty over ...

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Feb. 11 (UPI) --The United States added 130,000 jobs to start the year while 2025 job gains were revised downward, Wednesday's jobs report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said. January's report ...

U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Feb. 11, and the agency’s revisions to prior monthly data indicate the labor market was weaker in 2024 and 2025 than ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, signs of labor market stability that could give the Federal Reserve room to ...

Washington — U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, signs of labor market stability that could give the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rates ...

Stocks edged lower as investors considered surprisingly strong labor-market data, while AI jitters continued to pressure software and financial shares. Major U.S. benchmarks were mixed most of the day ...