Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...

Though civil servants would generally be eligible for unemployment benefits, the way the so-called Department of Government Efficiency is firing workers could complicate things. First, the effort ...

File - Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, ...

During the COVID-19 recession, 22 million laid-off workers sought unemployment benefits ... The federal government and states should set standards for benefit levels, duration and eligibility.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...