Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Maryland 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 ...

Maryland has expanded its financial assistance programs to offer no-interest loans to some former federal workers who lost ...

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 231 in the week ending April 19, down from 282 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims rose to 222,000 last week, up 6,000 ...

The Department of Labor said Thursday initial jobless claims, seasonally adjusted, were 222,000 for the week ending April 19.