Despite the recent good news — the unemployment rate and new jobless claims are down, economic and job growth are up, the nation’s 12.8 million unemployed people face two threats from Congress in the ...

When Congress returns next week, Democratic leaders will take up legislation to extend unemployment benefits for the eighth time since 2008. Much of the fight to pass the bill will revolve around ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last week, when I wrote my post on how to boost employment, the list started off unambiguously: The first—and this can’t be ...

Out-of-work Capital Region and Mohawk Valley residents have collected more than $25 million in extended unemployment compensation since the federal government moved in last summer to help laid-off ...

During their one day special session, lawmakers signed off on the unemployment extension for 600+ steelworkers. The miners are facing an indefinite lay off, at both Hibtac and Minorca Mine. The ...

The federal program that provided extended unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployment benefit during the recession is about to run out. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program ...

There are two Americas. In one America, working stiffs wonder if it makes sense for the government to pay unemployment benefits for 99 weeks. In this America, folks have a lot of sympathy for those ...