The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at historically low levels ...

American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to 4.4%. The Labor Department reported Friday that ...

You accepted a new job, gave notice at your old one, and showed up ready to work. Then payday came and went with nothing in your bank account. Now a second pay cycle has passed, and the direct deposit ...

Georgia has fallen behind most states by refusing to raise its minimum wage above the federal rate of $7.25 per hour. The state should do right by its workers.

DeKalb County Schools is declining to release records related to a possible unemployment claim involving a sitting DeKalb ...

A Democratic state representative charged with pandemic-related theft resigned from the House on Monday.

Six years after the Oregon Employment Department suffered a historic meltdown during the pandemic, the agency still routinely ...

More than one million Georgians who rely on SNAP benefits could face delays or denials ...

As Georgia lawmakers are convening at the State Capitol for the 2026 legislative session, state Rep. Dewey McClain of Lawrenceville and Ogechi Oparah, the organizing manager representing 9to5 Georgia, ...

For years, the state’s main source of funds for college students was its merit-based HOPE Scholarship. Now, lawmakers are ...

Georgia Republicans are pushing for more restrictions on local prosecutors, saying their investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proves the moves are needed.