Despite the recent good news — the unemployment rate and new jobless claims are down, economic and job growth are up, the nation’s 12.8 million unemployed people face two threats from Congress in the ...

Out-of-work Capital Region and Mohawk Valley residents have collected more than $25 million in extended unemployment compensation since the federal government moved in last summer to help laid-off ...

There are two Americas. In one America, working stiffs wonder if it makes sense for the government to pay unemployment benefits for 99 weeks. In this America, folks have a lot of sympathy for those ...