Gov. Hochul and legislative leaders discuss plans to alleviate New York's unemployment insurance debt, impacting both ...

It’s a tough job market right now for lots of New Yorkers. As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...

Gov. Hochul’s FY 2026 Executive Budget proposes to use $165 million of taxpayer dollars to pay interest payments that employers would otherwise pay this year for the New York State Unemployment ...

Unemployment insurance is provided through New York State. You should file within the first week of becoming totally or partially unemployed, according to 3 1 1. To qualify for unemployment ...

There has been a long history of antagonism between business and labor groups, when in fact both groups depend on each other ...

A New Rochelle man has been arrested for allegedly stealing $312,597 in state unemployment benefits in ten months. Benjamin Vabner, ...

It’s never a good time to lose your job — but now may be an especially bad time to get laid off in New York. That’s because the state’s unemployment benefit has been frozen for six years, so the ...

The New York state budget is likely to be late this year, and it looks like a few issues the governor is pushing for are at the heart of the holdup. Over the course of this week, lawmakers have ...

New York’s job market showed modest growth last month, with the state adding 3,700 private sector jobs in February—a 0.1% ...

Kathy Hochul approach final negotiations on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, an unresolved crisis continues: the staggering $6 billion unemployment ... UI debt, New York is the only state yet to ...

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 ...

How Long Does Unemployment Last? Key Takeaways: Each state administers its own unemployment benefits program, including duration of benefits. In most states, unemployment benefits span 26 weeks.