Texans receiving unemployment could be eligible for a total of 52 weeks of benefits - double the typical amount of time aid is available - as the state triggered an extended benefits period, according ...

It’s been seven months since Congress allowed federal unemployment benefits to expire, and in Ohio, Donna Sprague is running out of options. She lost her specialized nursing job in August 2013. She ...

Good news for laid off steelworkers in our region. State senators agreed to an extension of unemployment benefits. Cliffs announced last month they were idling Minorca and partially idling Hibtac.

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 ...

In another instance of being kicked while down, Senate Republicans and Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson voted against a bill that would have extended unemployment benefits for another 6 months. With the ...