Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican whip, argued that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting “because people are being paid even though they’re not working.” Unemployment insurance ...

A prolonged government shutdown is creating ripple effects across several federal programs, and the unemployment insurance ...

Time is running out for state lawmakers to act to extend unemployment benefits for Arizonans who are still looking for work. The extension wouldn’t cost the state any money; the funds come from the ...

Congress recently passed a bill extending unemployment benefits for another 13 weeks nationwide. While the bill in Utah may help more than 12,000 unemployed in the state, Republican congressmen Chris ...

CHICAGO, April 14-- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news release: One month later, 64,000 or 86 percent, still were without work, according to an Illinois ...

In late March, Congress approved the CARES Act, which was passed in an effort to keep the economy afloat amid the spread of the coronavirus. A major component of the CARES Act was a $600 weekly ...