The number of people collecting unemployment checks from the government fell in March to a one-and-a-half-year low. Great news, right? A Dow Jones Company ...

The mood was somber at Employment Security Department offices across the state on Tuesday, as hundreds of workers found themselves in the position of those they usually help: Out of work. Although ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the ...

With unemployed rate at 8.6 percent, agency helps job searchers focus on needs. WILKES-BARRE – Mark Kahn has been searching for a job since October. That’s when, after 30 years of substitute teaching ...

Former President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor Robert Reich weighs in on whether to extend tax cuts for the wealthy. He writes, “Extending the Bush tax cuts for the top 1 percent would cost an ...

Economists predicted the jobs report would show employers added 55,000 jobs. 50,000 jobs were actually added. This is the first clean reading on the labor market in three months. The government did ...

Initial jobless claims —- the number of people who apply for state unemployment benefits —- fell by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 199,000 in the week ended Dec. 27, the Labor Department said ...

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell by the most since November, adding to evidence of stabilization in the labor market. Initial claims decreased by 23,000 to 206,000 in the week ended Feb.