Benefits vary based on state, including the maximum amount a person can earn each week and how many weeks they get payments.

Being a stay-at-home mom isn't "good cause" for leaving a job, but childcare may make a person eligible for unemployment.

Alabama is the top state with the largest decline in filings for unemployment claims. WalletHub created its rankings of states assessing changes in unemployment claims for specific weeks. Americans ...

Some recipients of unemployment benefits can be hit with a big tax bill.

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in August 2025, the national unemployment rate for the United States was 4.3%. While 22,000 new jobs were added in August, led by job ...

September unemployment rates rose in 25 states and fell in 21 compared with last year, the government reported Dec. 11 in a shutdown-delayed analysis. The largest increase compared with September 2024 ...

Latest unemployment figures keep Ridgefield notably below CT's statewide not-seasonally-adjusted rate, but how long can the good times roll?

Estimated state construction unemployment rates were lower than their pre-pandemic level in three-quarters of states Although most builders are loath to lay off workers at present, they are more ...

Arkansas’s jobless rate is on the rise, mirroring national trends. In a report released Wednesday, the Arkansas Department of Commerce said the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased ...

FILE-In this photo illustration, a person files an application for unemployment benefits in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) The nation’s job market is showing ...