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

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Maryland dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Wisconsin last week compared with the week prior.

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

Initial jobless claims measure the number of people who file for unemployment for the first time in a given week. In the week ending February 28th, initial joble ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Ohio last week compared with the week prior.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Florida last week compared with the week prior.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Indiana last week compared with the week prior.

The Vermont Department of Labor has reported that the seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for December was 2.6%. This reflects no change from the prior month’s revised estimate. Vermont ...