CASPER, Wyo. n Newly approved additional unemployment benefits will provide eligible Wyoming residents up to 14 additional weeks of unemployment insurance benefits, according to the Wyoming Department of Employment.

The Maine Department of Labor said letters are going out Friday to 2,000 unemployed Mainers notifying them that they may be eligible for extended unemployment benefits.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the state fell 16 percent from the previous week, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. There were 4,623 initial claims for the week ending Nov. 14, down from 5,488 the previous week. The largest...

NAPANOCH – State Police at Wawarsing have arrested a Napanoch man and charged him with illegally obtaining over $5,100 in unemployment benefits from October 2007 through June 2008 while being employed.

As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.

Video Body Despite Congress signing a law extending unemployment benefits throughout the country, the extra help probably will not arrive in time for the holidays for people out of work in North Carolina. Many people who have already seen their unemployment benefits expire may have thought they were getting an early Christmas present when Congress decided to extend the benefits. However, the ...

The economy is tough, but technology made it worse Wednesday for Illinois residents who get unemployment benefits on debit cards.A computer malfunction meant they couldn't access their money for most of the morning. State officials said the problem stemmed from a hardware malfunction at a subcontractor, Fidelity National Information Services Inc., which processes electronic payments for banks ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers who have previously exhausted their unemployment benefits and remain unemployed may file for the new federal unemployment extension beginning Monday, according to Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

WASHINGTON - As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. Employers already are squeezed by tight credit,...

As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. Employers already are squeezed by tight credit, rising health care costs, wary consumers and a higher minimum wage. Now,... Small business - Employment - Health care - Minimum wage - Unemployment