unemployment

One place in New York has the worst job market in the entire state.

It's no question that some New York counties struggle a lot more than others. While some grapple with crime, others suffer from rising poverty. Concerning the latter, these are the most impoverished counties in New York State.

The timing of the report is under fire from NY Republicans.

Time is running out for unemployed New Yorkers hoping for pandemic related extended unemployment benefits.

Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury is shutting down for part of the Summer due to staffing shortage.

If you are unemployed in the Capital Region you need to know that 'Forfeit Day' penalties are set to return this weekend.

As New York businesses struggle to hire employees, New York lawmakers are considering enticing workers to apply for jobs with a "back to work" bonus.

Unemployed New Yorkers have additional requirements in order to collect benefits.

Could you use $2000 a month? If the petition at change.org keeps gaining names that could become a reality.

If you were unemployed in 2020 you might have to give back some of the money you received in benefits, but do you have to give it back?

There are nearly 20 million people living in New York state and nearly 1/4 of us received unemployment and enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits since this whole thing started last year. So that is nearly 5 million people collecting a smaller amount of money than their job paid and they have to pay tax on this money. Or do they?

Do you qualify for tax free unemployment benefits? The American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Biden is designed, in part, to be beneficial to you if you spent some time on unemployment in 2020. According to Syracuse.com the plan makes a certain amount of unemployment benefits tax-free.