Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

New York initial jobless claims decreased to 13,017 for the week ending August 2nd, down from 13,921 the previous week. June unemployment rates in Westchester and Rockland counties were 2.9%, while ...

New Yorkers who lose their jobs stand to get more generous aid from Albany under a 72% jump in the top unemployment pay that took effect this month. New York hoisted the payment cap to $869 per week ...

New York will spend upwards of $6 billion to pay off debt to the federal government that it took on during the Covid-19 pandemic to pay for unemployment benefits, Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week. The ...

Unprecedented stress is hitting the US labor market for college graduates, who now represent a record 25.3% of the unemployed ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The New York State Department of Labor announced a partial solution to an unemployment loophole that has kept many people throughout the state from receiving benefits. While the ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...