The Labor Department deployed a "strike team" to California to address federal findings of improper payments and alleged fraud within the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) program. California has ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Department of Labor is launching an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department based on allegations that billions of dollars in unemployment benefits were fraudulently ...

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ...

ROCKY HILL — A Stratford woman has been arrested for using the personal information of friends and others to fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly $1 billion of COVID-19-era unemployment benefits is sitting unused and ripe for fraud, the Labor Department’s official watchdog has warned. The department’s Office of Inspector ...

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.

In 2025, SNAP spending was over $100 billion, while SNAP-Ed operated on a $536 million budget, educating over 1.2 million people on how best to spend their SNAP dollars and improve their health.

President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address focused on the economy, tax cuts, border security, DHS funding, Iran ...