When an employee is laid off or fired, they can apply for unemployment insurance (UI) to help them get by while looking for another job. Whether or not that person receives benefits is up to the state ...

Sign on the door of the Dane County Job Center in Madison, Wisconsin. (Wisconsin Examiner photo) Unemployed Wisconsinites could lose a week’s jobless benefits if they don’t show up for an interview if ...

Continuing unemployment claims fell by 32,000 the week before last and have been trending down since late last year.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A big change is coming for New Yorkers collecting unemployment benefits. A large rate increase is in store for people on unemployment after the state paid off their nearly $7 ...

Wisconsin residents who receive federal disability benefits and also work will no longer be denied unemployment compensation if they get laid off under a federal court order issued this week. The ...

Paul Toomey is the President of Geographic Solutions. He's an expert in labor market data, workforce development and unemployment insurance. The pandemic exposed a significant weakness in the outdated ...