Massachusetts residents can now receive up to 30 weeks of unemployment benefits, and it is because of Springfield’s climbing unemployment rate.

Business leaders are calling for reforms to the state's unemployment insurance system after an increase in joblessness in key labor markets triggered an extension of weekly benefits for ...

New federal data show the Springfield area hit an unemployment rate of 5.2%. The Barnstable area trails closest to ...

Massachusetts is boosting the maximum period for collecting jobless benefits to 30 weeks, a move required by law that will ...

An extension of jobless benefits is triggered under state law when the unemployment rate in any of the commonwealth's seven metropolitan statistical areas exceeds a 5.1% threshold.

The world's richest man and DOGE head, Elon Musk, pointed out fraudulent unemployment claims in the United States, including 24,500 seniors claiming $59 million and 28,000 young children claiming ...

Languages: English. Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have said tens of thousands of people have incorrectly claimed unemployment benefits from the federal government.

WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR ECONOMY IN MASSACHUSETTS AND AROUND THIS COUNTRY HELD HOSTAGE. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO GAMBLE WITH PEOPLE’S LIVELIHOODS. THERE REALLY IS NO NO EXCUSE FOR THIS CHAOS.

TORONTO, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a rapidly changing job market, the consequences of prolonged unemployment are taking a significant toll on job seekers, affecting not only their skills ...

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

For nearly five months, Angela Terrell never saw a penny from her unemployment payments. She still hasn’t. She quickly found herself in a financial crisis, relying on family to pay her rent and ...

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 ...