The "official" rate only counts unemployed people who have looked in the last four weeks. Five other rates track other kinds ...

Both the state and national unemployment rates steadily rose over the last year, according to new preliminary data. Indiana ...

The latest employment report showed that 228,000 jobs were added in March, exceeding the expected 137,000 addition.

Initial jobless claims measure the number of people who file for unemployment for the first time in a given week. In the week ...

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, over 1,400 people have been convicted of unemployment insurance fraud since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure passed out of committee and ...

The jobless rate ticked up to 4.1% from 4% the previous month. An even broader measure of unemployment that includes people with some marginal attachment to the workforce climbed to 8% from 7.5%.

Michigan's maximum unemployment benefit hasn't increased since 2002. But a new law brings a boost for workers without a job.

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits ...

February's employment report showed a broader measure of unemployment jumping to near a 3-1/2-year high last month. The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its benchmark overnight interest rate in ...

“Unemployment insurance should be a safety ... help for striking workers after the governor vetoed a similar measure last year. Benefits bills advance but face opposition The measures in ...