U.S. unemployment claims 217,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. Kentucky saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 124.1%. New York, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage drop in new claims, with claims dropping by 40.4%.

A report released Wednesday from the United States Department of the Treasury indicates New York State still owes the federal government more than $6 billion, plus $48 million in interest for a Title XII loan taken out to help the state pay unemployment to out of work residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York will be the first state to require notifications by businesses of AI-related job losses under an executive action Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce Tuesday.

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, he's leaving behind an extraordinary success story on American job growth, whether Trump admits it or not.

With the passage of the New York State Fashion Workers Act, New York is set to regulate the working conditions of fashion industry professionals

Starting a new year is a good opportunity for employers to review compensation structures to ensure sure they are paying their employees enough

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The administration announced it would penalize its largest-ever batch of companies linked to Xinjiang, including major suppliers of critical minerals and textiles.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Sonderling, who worked as an administrator at the Department of Labor during Trump’s first term, to serve as the agency’s Deputy Secretary under Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Federal workers say President-elect Trump is causing panic with threats to cut government costs through layoffs and return-to-office mandates.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to issue a series of executive orders during his first days back in the White House, hoping to make good on campaign promises on immigration and the border, manufacturing and energy,

Government agencies that shrank in President-elect Trump’s first term have mostly bounced back, and some have become even larger.