When employment ends abruptly or when it's not your fault, it's more likely that you'll qualify for unemployment benefits. Each state has procedures in place in order to determine eligibility when opening a new...
The Labor Department reports that there are officially 13 million Americans out of work; but if you were to count those who have given up on finding a job unemployment numbers would rise even...
According to a report released by the U.S. Labor Department, unemployment has fallen to a two-year low of 8.8 percent nationwide. Payrolls increased by 216,000 workers last month after a revised 194,000 gain the...
The emergency extension granted to long-term unemployed individuals could end if the Congress does not vote to extend it. This could have disastrous effects on the economy and contribute to an increase in the...
Many unemployed debtors are filing bankruptcy because they simply can't pay their bills, are facing lawsuits and asset seizures. Generally speaking these unemployed debtors have had decent credit and paid their debts faithfully and...
If you're one of the millions of 99ers then you've probably been unemployed for about 2 years. While being unemployed can give some workers access to weekly benefits, that unemployment income usually is not...
The number of first time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in almost six months. First-time claims for jobless benefits edged up by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 484,000,...
