The state Department of Labor is raising the maximum unemployment insurance benefit rate from $504 per week to $869 per week beginning next Monday, and benefit checks will reflect the change the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state invested nearly $7 billion to pay off the federal UI Trust Fund loan and bring the fund to solvency -- and increase the maximum weekly benefit from $504 to $869. The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Weekly unemployment benefits for New Yorkers will climb over $300 from October onward, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. As a part of the state’s 2026 fiscal year budget, nearly $7 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – This week, some unemployed New Yorkers will see a significant increase in their weekly benefits. For the first time since 2019, the state has raised the maximum unemployment payment ...

(The Center Square) — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting a move to increase New York's jobless benefits as federal workers in the state hit the unemployment line amid the federal government's ...

About 26,000 federal workers filed initial claims from Sept. 28 through Oct. 18, according to raw data published by the ...

When Dina Halpern, a mother of three from Cedarhurst, applied for unemployment benefits about 18 months ago she said she found the application process "frustrating." “The questionnaire when you call ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased sharply last week, consistent with a material softening in labor market conditions. Initial claims ...