Out of a job to start the new year? In New Jersey, unemployment benefit rates are increasing to start 2026. Effective Thursday, the new maximum weekly benefit rate for unemployment insurance claims ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Overall Westchester unemployment was at 3.6% in September, 2025, or 526,800, according to the latest data available. That ...

Court records detail how people across Long Island allegedly exploited pandemic jobless aid, from public workers to alleged ...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- People hunting for jobs across New York State could see some relief from financial stress as unemployment benefits are set to significantly increase. Since 2019, the weekly ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Unemployed New Yorkers will see a significant boost in their weekly unemployment checks starting next week, as the state raises the maximum benefit from $500 to more than $800. Gov.

Thousands of federal employees filed for unemployment benefits during the government shutdown, which ended last month. For the week ended Dec. 13, the latest period for which data were available, ...

(The Center Square) — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting a move to increase New York's jobless benefits as federal workers in the state hit the unemployment line amid the federal government's ...

Starting this week, the state is raising its maximum weekly unemployment benefits. Gov. Kathy Hochul says the boost was made possible after the state paid off a $7 billion loan to support the ...

Starting this month, the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit increase for unemployed workers is set to increase from $504 to $869, according to a news release from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office ...

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 ...