Unemployment payments can be tricky to understand because each state has its own rules and payment schedules.

The weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department on Thursday suggested the labor market remained in a "low-hire, low-fire" state.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Delaware rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Feb. 5. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 458 ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Delaware dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Feb. 19. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 292 in ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Missouri dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 2,332 ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Colorado rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...

California has one of the largest unemployment insurance programs in the country, paying out benefits to over a million people.