New claims for US unemployment insurance fell last week, according to government data released on Thursday that pointed to the slowly recovering jobs market.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) blasted House Republicans on Tuesday as they planned to kill the Senate compromise bill to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance.
WASHINGTON — Instead of brimming with holiday cheer, millions of the long-term unemployed across the United States are anxiously watching to see if the new year brings an end to their jobless benefits.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich asserted Monday that workers who lose their jobs were being paid by the government for "99 weeks to do nothing."
