Benefits vary based on state, including the maximum amount a person can earn each week and how many weeks they get payments.

The unemployment rate in the District of Columbia was the worst in the United States for the third consecutive month in July at six percent, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in August 2025, the national unemployment rate for the United States was 4.3%. While 22,000 new jobs were added in August, led by job ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio in May had the fifth-highest unemployment in the United States. The people behind state programs that are supposed to create jobs aren’t taking credit for Ohio’s relatively high ...