Unemployment benefits in Mass. extended after state law triggered

By Alison Kuznitz, State House News Service People filing new unemployment claims this week, as well as eligible existing claimants, can now receive benefits for up to 30 weeks, up from the previous maximum benefit period of 26 weeks. An extension of …

Which State Will Have The Highest Unemployment Rate In The Next Recession?

Friday, April 25, 2025 9:20 AM EDT History suggests Michigan will likely be hit the hardest. The latest State Employment and Unemployment Summary from the BLS shows Michigan just passed California for the second highest unemployment rate in the nation …

Weekly unemployment claims rise again

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont weekly unemployment claims for the week ending April 19, 2025, rose and are at their highest level since the end of February. A spike at the beginning of March carried them over 600. New claims this …

NYS Labor commissioner: condemns Santos for defrauding unemployment fund during crisis

NEW YORK (WRGB) — Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon reacts to the sentencing of disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos. I have great empathy for what all the victims in this room have experienced – no one should have to endure such pain, and the …

Proposal at Minnesota Legislature could repeal unemployment benefits for school workers

There is a clash at the state capitol over jobless benefits for hourly school workers during the summer months that could be a sticking point in end-of-session negotiations.  A 2023 Minnesota law made employees like bus drivers, teacher aides and food …

Unemployment drops in March across South Central Illinois

Unemployment dropped across South Central Illinois in March. In Marion County, the rate fell one-tenth of a percent to 4.4 percent and is down six-tenths of a percent from last March.  The numbers translate into 713 on the unemployment rolls last month, …

Unemployment Rate In Hamilton County Drops To Near Record Low Of 3.0%

Nearly all counties in Tennessee reported unemployment rates below 5% in March, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The unemployment rate in Hamilton County for March was 3.0%, down from a rate …

TUC Seeks Decisive Action On Insecurity, Unemployment, Others

Share President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has called on the Federal Government to urgently address pressing national challenges including insecurity, unemployment, the rising number of out-of-school children, workers’ welfare, …

‘Ghana Needs Solution Creators To Solve Unemployment’

Delali Ofori Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chiron Health Consult, William Delali Ofori, has encouraged students at BlueCrest College to work hard and strive to become innovators, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and job creators. Addressing over 300 …

School workers worry Minnesota Legislature will axe unemployment benefits