In May the Trump administration canceled $29 million in federal funds that were awarded to fix Wisconsin unemployment insurance system.

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 ...

It’s the best of times for Wall Street bulls and worst of times for young college grads. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday smashed a record and crossed 50000 amid renewed optimism about the ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WEVV) — Kentucky’s job market continues to show strong momentum, with unemployment rates falling in all 120 counties over the past year, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday. According ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...

The State of Maryland processed nearly two million unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. A large number of those claims were fraudulent, with the full extent of the fraud yet to be ...

If you lost your job in recent months, you’re not alone. Unemployment is on the rise in New Jersey, newly released data shows. Unemployment rose to 5.4% in New Jersey in recent months — the highest it ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended a Georgia lawmaker after she was ...

SEATTLE — Washington state's unemployment rate saw a slight uptick in December 2025, rising to 4.7% from 4.6% in November, according to the latest report from the Employment Security Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weakening job market. I felt like my paycheck was disappearing ...

Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.4%, its first ...

MAINE - Winter often brings an increase in seasonal layoffs, with January traditionally being one of the busiest periods for unemployment insurance claims. Therefore, the Maine Department of Labor is ...