According to data gathered from Saving to Invest, the states with the biggest unemployment checks are: Washington, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Colorado — all pay between $800 and over ...

Jenkins is additionally charged with check fraud ... authorities said. “Unemployment benefits exist to provide income to New Jersey workers who find themselves out of a job through no fault ...

The state’s unemployment rate was 4.6% as of February, just up from 4.4% that same month last year. New Jersey netted nearly 46,000 new jobs in 2024, or a 1.1% increase, ranking the state 20th ...