Despite the recent good news — the unemployment rate and new jobless claims are down, economic and job growth are up, the nation’s 12.8 million unemployed people face two threats from Congress in the ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. Gov. Mark Dayton and 15 other Democratic governors sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging them to extend ...

A bill introduced in the New York State Senate would extend the maximum duration of unemployment insurance benefits from 26 weeks to 30 weeks, offering additional financial support to hundreds of ...

Politico's Chris Frates on who's to blame for ending unemployment benefits July 1, 2010— -- More than 1.3 million unemployed workers won't be getting their next round of unemployment benefits, ...

Millions of people could be eligible for $3,000 more dollars in unemployment benefits if a new bill is passed and signed into law.