unemployment benefits

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low level of layoffs across the economy

The director of California’s troubled unemployment benefits department has resigned

California’s troubled unemployment benefits department will soon have its third director in the past two years.

A Virginia man is fighting to hang on to $9,000 in unemployment benefits that the state gave him when his compressor plant closed in 2018

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers

Federal unemployment benefits have expired for millions of Americans. Michael Bernick, former director of the Employment Development Department, talks about the immediate and long-term impacts.

One of the critical lifelines for nearly nine million Americans is coming to the end as federal unemployment pandemic benefits expire. In the Bay Area, business owners and employees are facing challenges and worry about happens next. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

As of late Sunday night, pandemic-related federal unemployment benefits expired for millions of Americans, including about 3 million Californians. Thom Jensen reports.

As of late Sunday night, pandemic-related federal unemployment benefits expired for millions of Americans, including about 3 million Californians. Thom Jensen reports.

As of late Sunday night, federal unemployment benefits expired for millions of Americans.

Federal unemployment benefits have expired for millions of Americans. It’s what many have called a lifeline during this pandemic. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

On Monday, the weekly jobless benefit boost will end and the federal eviction moratorium already ended, leaving many Americans concerned about how they will handle the effects of the pandemic.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how Californians applying for unemployment benefits can meet the state’s job search requirement, which went back into effect on July 11.

California will stop giving unemployment benefits to people who are not actively applying for jobs

U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses seeking to find new workers as the economy expands

States are pushing the unemployed to return to work to help businesses large and small find the workers they need to emerge from the COVID-19 recession.

A Northern California woman who acknowledged using U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s name and Social Security number to receive $21,000 in pandemic-related assistance pleaded guilty Monday to stealing unemployment benefits.

The $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package is expected to make its way through the House and hit President Joe Biden’s desk soon. It includes plans for direct payments to most Americans, aid to small businesses, financial help for schools and much more to help the country recover from the financial ravages of the pandemic. But when will the benefits...

In Monday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged Congress to act on the American Rescue Plan, noting that 11 million stand to lose unemployment benefits on March 14. Psaki also said that nearly 1 million households on unemployment insurance report that their children aren’t eating enough, and 1.5 million or more are behind on their...

Irate California lawmakers on Wednesday shared heartbreaking stories of constituents living out of their cars while trying in vain to get their unemployment benefits approved by the state.