Unemployment payments can be tricky to understand because each state has its own rules and payment schedules.

The state Department of Labor launched an online process this week by which claimants can certify unemployment benefits for past weeks, days after saying thousands of New Yorkers were not certifying ...

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Morgan Haynes is a hairstylist in Kannapolis but the business had to close in March. She applied for unemployment and finally got through. >> Have questions about the coronavirus ...