Unemployment insurance
Judge: Indiana must continue federal unemployment benefits

By Casey Smith Jun. 25, 2021 04:33 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Marion County judge ordered Friday that Indiana must continue the federal government’s unemployment benefits, putting a temporary stop to...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2021 03:45 PM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media. June 23, 2021. Editorial: Police accountability demands transparency The powers granted to...

Nigerian IT worker charged in multistate unemployment fraud

By Gene Johnson Jun. 24, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — A Nigerian information technology worker has been indicted on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges, after authorities said he and his...

Michigan bill to end extra unemployment benefit faces veto

By David Eggert Jun. 24, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted Thursday to stop a $300 weekly federal supplement that is added to unemployed workers' benefits in Michigan,...

A sign displays the price of a 65-inch television lined up with countless other televisions in a Costco warehouse on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Loen Tree, Colo. The Commerce Department said Thursday, June 24 that growth in the gross domestic product, the country’s total output of goods and services, was unchanged from two previous estimates.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
US economy grows 6.4% in Q1, and it's likely just the start

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 24, 2021 09:58 AM EDT

This May 5, 2021 photo shows hiring signs posted outside a gas station in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pa. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, reported Thursday, June 24, a sign that layoffs declined and the job market is improving. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
US jobless claims tick down to 411,000 as economy heals

By Christopher Rugaber Jun. 24, 2021 08:39 AM EDT

N. Carolina bill ending extra $300 benefits heads to Cooper

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 23, 2021 06:25 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina would end offering supplemental benefits from the federal government to the state's unemployed in roughly a month under...

Auditor: Mississippi erred on $117M in unemployment benefits

Jun. 23, 2021 02:50 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi erroneously paid out more than $117 million in unemployment benefits last year and during the early months of...

Lawmakers told updating unemployment system could take years

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 22, 2021 04:58 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Overhauling Kentucky's outdated technology for processing jobless claims could take up to three years, the state's labor secretary said...

Maryland flags over 500K unemployment claims in 6 weeks

Jun. 22, 2021 08:59 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials have detected more than a half million potentially fraudulent new unemployment insurance claims in the last six weeks and...

Waiver available to avoid repaying excess jobless benefits

Jun. 21, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of Kentuckians can now apply for a waiver that could clear them from having to repay the overpayments included in their...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 12:49 PM EDT
Rutland Herald. June 14, 2021. Editorial: First in the nation Congratulations, Vermont. We did it. We moved the needle...

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, a person looks inside the closed doors of the Pasadena Community Job Center during the coronavirus outbreak in Pasadena, Calif. California will stop giving unemployment benefits to people who are not actively applying for jobs, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday, June 17, 2021. Federal law requires people who are out of work to be actively looking for jobs to be eligible for unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
California: People must look for work to get jobless aid

By Adam Beam Jun. 17, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

Beshear signals effort to entice more people back to work

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 17, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signaled Thursday that he plans to offer incentives to fill more jobs, as he defended enhanced jobless benefits that Republican...

A hiring sign shows in Vernon Hills, Ill., Friday, June 11, 2021. Barely more than a year after the coronavirus caused the steepest economic fall and job losses on record, the speed of the rebound has been so unexpectedly swift that many companies can't fill jobs or acquire enough supplies to meet a pent-up burst of customer demand. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
US jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic low

By Paul Wiseman Jun. 17, 2021 08:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about the state's COVID-19 outbreak and vaccination efforts in Baton Rouge, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to turn off federal pandemic unemployment payments at the end of July in exchange for a long-term, modest boost to Louisiana's jobless benefits, announcing Wednesday, June 16, 2021 that he's signed a bill that makes the trade.(AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)
Edwards agrees to July 31 end to federal unemployment aid

By Melinda Deslatte Jun. 16, 2021 07:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 24, 2021 file photo, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday, June 11 unanimously ordered the state elections board to certify a veto-proof initiative that would let Republican legislators wipe from the books a law Whitmer used to issue sweeping pandemic orders. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
Whitmer: Reinstate incentive so companies can hire workers

By David Eggert Jun. 16, 2021 06:41 PM EDT

Lawsuit challenges Indiana governor's unemployment decision

Jun. 16, 2021 12:29 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two legal organizations are seeking to stop Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb from dropping out of the federal program providing an extra $300 in...

Applications available for $1,500 bonus for taking job

Jun. 15, 2021 11:22 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers can begin filing for a $1,500 cash incentive for taking jobs during the summer effective Tuesday. The...

Employment Department’s domain registration expires

Jun. 15, 2021 09:10 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Employment Department’s website for posting economic data went away over the weekend, apparently because the state didn’t...