A groundbreaking proposal led by One Fair Wage aims to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $25 per hour by 2026, potentially ...

A Nigerian national has been sentenced for his involvement in a scam related to unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of ...

Employers added a solid 119,000 jobs in September, defying expectations and at least temporarily soothing some concerns about the strength of the labor market t ...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Nov. 15 fell by 8,000 from the previous week to ...

On October 28, 2025, the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) reissued proposed regulations to implement the Claims chapter (04) of the state’s ...

A group is pushing to put a $25 minimum wage initiative on Maryland's 2026 ballot, if passed it would give the state the highest minimum wage in the country. One Fair Wage is leading the effort to ...

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

Washington ongoing unemployment claims rise 20% year-over-year; backlog expands ESD launches 90-day call-center pilot to focus staff on claims processing Federal shutdown, now entering its fifth week, ...

SEATTLE — As the federal government shutdown extends into its 22nd day, more federal workers are applying for unemployment benefits in Washington state. The Washington Employment Security Department ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama 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 1,807 ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in North Carolina 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 ...