Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York 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 17,670 in the week ending January 18, down from 21,902 the week before, the Labor Department said.

West Virginia Northern Community College has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of the Strengthening Community Colleges

West Virginia Northern Community College was recently named the recipient of a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.The funding will come into t

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Connecticut last week compared with the week prior.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in North Carolina last week compared with the week prior.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Indiana 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 4,630 in the week ending January 18,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Arkansas rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 1,776 in the week ending January 18, up from 1,570 the week before, the Labor Department said.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the firings a “chilling purge,” while GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, acknowledged that the firings may have violated the law but said: “Just tell them you need to follow the law next time.”

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Louisiana 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 1,721 in the week ending January 18,

A West Virginia city and county on Tuesday urged the state's top court to revive their $2.5 billion lawsuit accusing the three largest U.S. drug distributors of fueling the opioid epidemic, asking it to rule that opioid sales can give rise to a public nuisance under state law.

President Trump's executive order to pause funding from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has

A lawsuit filed by the Cabell County Commission and the City of Huntington against some of the country’s biggest drug distributors is going to trial again, this