Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

The maximum weekly benefit to unemployed workers will increase from $504 to $869 in October, Gov. Hochul said Thursday.

New unemployment claims climbed by 11,000 for the week ending Aug. 16 over the week before bringing the number of new claims to 235,000, DOL says in report.

Virginia saw one of the steepest weekly jumps in continued claims, rising by more than 1,700 to 23,169. Connecticut's insured unemployment level experienced an increase of nearly 1,000 to 31,095, ...