More than 21 million Americans are claiming some form of unemployment insurance. The number of unemployed Americans who have been out of work six months or more increased by almost 40 percent last ...

Explore how federal-state unemployment programs offer temporary aid to eligible workers who lose jobs through no fault of their own, including benefit details.

The Trump administration's purge of federal staff may flood a benefits system ill-equipped to handle the deluge.

A financial lifeline for millions of Americans who lost their jobs when the coronavirus pandemic brought the economy to a halt in the spring is coming to an end this weekend: The extra $600 a week in ...

Editor’s Note: The article has been updated to reflect that the lawsuit is over a range of federal cuts to programs in states Gov. Josh Shapiro has joined a new lawsuit against the Trump ...