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 ...

The number of people applying for unemployment is increasing in certain states, according to data collected by WalletHub. The top three states that saw the biggest increase were Connecticut, Tennessee ...

The partial U.S. government shutdown has left thousands of federal employees in limbo, uncertain about their next paycheck.

They were charged with violating the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Law by making false statements in claims for benefits, according to a news release. The department's Benefit Payment Control ...