unemployment

Governor Hochul announced the Department of Labor is making strides to improve the customer service experience for New Yorkers seeking unemployment assistance

The New York State Department of Labor is warning of an email scam that could ultimately lead to your personal information being stolen.

As New York businesses struggle to hire employees, New York lawmakers are considering enticing workers to apply for jobs with a "back to work" bonus.

Unemployed New Yorkers have additional requirements in order to collect benefits.

Why is the unemployment rate so high in New York when everywhere you look there's a help wanted sign?

The April U.S. jobs report was an unexpected clunker. Economists had predicted a second month of nearly 1 million added jobs.

Do you qualify for tax free unemployment benefits? The American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Biden is designed, in part, to be beneficial to you if you spent some time on unemployment in 2020. According to Syracuse.com the plan makes a certain amount of unemployment benefits tax-free.

President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion bill earlier than planned and one of the items many Americans want to know about is the $1,400 stimulus payment. According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, if you are one of the eligible Americans, look for a direct deposit as early as this weekend.

If you are one of the 750,000 or so unemployed New Yorkers you have already endured an awful lot of hardship. What would you do if you had to pay back some of your benefits? In some cases, the state has overpaid benefits -- and they’re now asking for the money back.

Senate Republicans revealed their next stimulus package proposal Monday which will extend unemployment benefits.