Unemployment payments can be tricky to understand because each state has its own rules and payment schedules.

A wave of companies, including Amazon, Google and Spotify, have announced deep cuts to their head count, leaving former employees without a paycheck. Fortunately, the unemployment insurance program, ...

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

Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as job cuts remain at relatively healthy levels.

Congress and President Donald Trump have little time and even fewer options to reach a funding deal to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown, which would disrupt U.S. government services and ...

CAN FILE FOR BENEFITS TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH. ON DAY NINE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE STATE OFFICE THAT HANDLES UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SAYS ONLY A HANDFUL OF FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS HAVE ...