Most people are able to apply online but only about a third of those who call reach a live person. The number of call center ...

Labor Department data shows two-thirds could not reach agents in late June as staffing levels continue to decline.

One week in June, only a third of the people who called the Labor Department's unemployment help line reached a real person.

Going on unemployment is something most of us do not relish. Not only is there the trauma of losing a job, but also the ...

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

New York State has paid off its almost $7 billion debt to the federal Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, allowing for higher unemployment benefits and lower costs for small businesses, and will ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York 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 27, ...

A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the dismissal of the National Rifle Association's lawsuit accusing a New York ...

With mounting uncertainty about the lack of a quorum and near term future of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or the “Board”), New York State legislators are attempting to ...

The Rent Guidelines Board voted to raise rents on rent-stabilized apartments by 3% on one-year leases. For two-year leases, the board approved a 4.5% jump.

Whatever her other efforts to undo New York state’s worst criminal-justice moves of recent years, Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t seem to be trying to clean up the pro-criminal Parole Board.

James McDonald, the New York State Acting Health Commissioner, emphasized the importance of hydration and recognizing signs of heat injury.