About 7,800 residents in D.C., Maryland and Virginia filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week, a 15% increase.

[WASHINGTON] The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but sharp government spending cuts and an escalating trade war threaten labour market stability.

A month after losing her job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Corinne Bazarnyj is still waiting to be approved for ...

First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose ... within the US government are pushing up claims. In Thursday’s report, Washington, DC, reported an increasing number of first-time ...

Losing a career can be devastating, but unemployment insurance can cushion the financial blow. For the week ending March 1, 2025, there were 221,000 weekly new unemployment claims, while 1,897,000 ...

The unemployment rate across the country has reached new heights in comparison to previous years, with D.C. recording a jobless rate of 5.3%.

What’s more, many state unemployment offices say they are strapped for staff and resources to handle the influx in claims ... maximum weekly benefit is $430 and in Washington, DC, it’s ...

The scale of cuts will likely flood the Unemployment ... or the District of Columbia, depending on where the employee worked.) These employment records are necessary to determine factors like ...

The UCFE program differs from the unemployment ... weekly payments if a worker claims jobless benefits. However, the UCFE program isn't as streamlined. After a worker applies, the state fills out ...