Millions of people could be eligible for $3,000 more dollars in unemployment benefits if a new bill is passed and signed into law.

New Yorkers who lose their jobs stand to get more generous aid from Albany under a 72% jump in the top unemployment pay that took effect this month. New York hoisted the payment cap to $869 per week ...

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

The town of West Union in Steuben County had the highest unemployment rate in New York during a five-year period from 2020 to 2024, according to new census data. The town’s unemployment rate during ...

New York added 18,000 private-sector jobs in November, even as the state’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.5%, according to new figures released by the New York State Department of Labor. Preliminary, ...

Earlier this month, New York State raised the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit by almost 73%, increasing it from $504 per week to $869 per week. According to the New York Department of ...

Unemployment among recent college graduates is 5.6%, lower than the 7.8% for young workers without a college degree but ...