Senate Republicans and a lone Democratic Senator have blocked a bill that would have extended long-term jobless aid for the nation’s unemployed. According to the National Employment Law Project, 1.2 ...

SALEM -- Oregonians on unemployment don't need to do anything to continue benefits that were threatened until a federal bailout was made final Thursday. Department staff will move Oregonians into the ...

When Congress returns next week, Democratic leaders will take up legislation to extend unemployment benefits for the eighth time since 2008. Much of the fight to pass the bill will revolve around ...

DENVER – Some Coloradans who have desperately been waiting for federal extended unemployment benefits to come online in the state will start seeing some relief this weekend and early next week, the ...

There are two Americas. In one America, working stiffs wonder if it makes sense for the government to pay unemployment benefits for 99 weeks. In this America, folks have a lot of sympathy for those ...

Texas will soon stop paying extended benefits because of a decline in the state’s unemployment rate, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Thursday. The state has historically given unemployed ...

Obama's signature on a bill extending unemployment benefits is good news for unemployed North Carolinians whose benefits run out this year. It's unclear, though, what will happen to those whose ...

DENVER — Colorado is waiting on a decision from the U.S. Department of Labor on how to move forward with its extended unemployment benefits program. The State Extended Benefits program is paid for by ...

The deadline to apply for disaster unemployment assistance benefits in the wake of the Maui wildfires has been extended through Oct. 26, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations ...

Job Service North Dakota is extending unemployment insurance benefit payments to claimants in accordance with a federal measure enacted in November. Claimants who have exhausted an extended benefit ...