Millions of Americans could see major changes to their unemployment benefits under a sweeping piece of legislation introduced in the Senate that would set national minimum standards for how long ...

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Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook sees unemployment rising on account of AI, and raised two issues for consideration at the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) 42nd Annual ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence has triggered a generational shift in the U.S. labor market and could lead to a possible rise in the unemployment rate that the U.S. central bank ...

The Labor Department deployed a "strike team" to California to address federal findings of improper payments and alleged fraud within the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) program. California has ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama 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 1,752 ...

Losing a job can be stressful enough without wondering how much financial help you’ll actually receive. Unemployment benefits are designed to provide temporary income while you search for new work, ...

While the unemployment rate seems stable, the number of people who've been out of work for six months or more has been ticking up. It's now at about 25% of the overall unemployed. Why is long-term ...

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 ...

US payrolls rose in January by the most in more than a year and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, suggesting the labor market continued to stabilize at the start of 2026. Employers added ...

January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for longer than previously expected. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the ...

It’s the best of times for Wall Street bulls and worst of times for young college grads. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday smashed a record and crossed 50000 amid renewed optimism about the ...