Once the administrative leave that some government employees took ends, jobless filings are expected to jump again.

The latest government waste touted by billionaire Elon Musk's cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency is hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims it purportedly ...

Thousands of federal workers fired over the past week by the Trump administration will likely be eligible for unemployment benefits, which the federal government is required to pay for, along with ...

Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as employers appear to be holding onto their workers even as the ...

A former Massachusetts resident is accused of applying for and receiving COVID-19 unemployment benefits at a time when he ...

The account used to pay unemployment insurance benefits in Massachusetts is on track to run out of money by the end of 2027.

Massachusetts owes the federal government $2.1 billion because of a mistake made years ago with unemployment benefits.

Unemployment benefits are subject to federal income taxes, but they're not automatically withheld from the payments.

The maximum weekly benefit to unemployed workers will increase from $504 to $869 in October, Gov. Hochul said Thursday.

Texas is ending pandemic-related employment benefits. Effective June 26, Texas will opt out of further federal unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Gov. Greg Abbott ...

The federal government, like any employer, can attempt to deny paying unemployment benefits even if a state determines the fired employee is eligible.