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New York’s statewide unemployment rate remains the second highest in the country at just under 9%.One year after the start of the pandemic and the…
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It is not surprising that COVID-19 continues pounding the labor market. The latest government figures show a net loss of 140,000 jobs in December,…
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When the economy fell apart under the COVID-19 lockdown in Spring, all the weaknesses of the state's unemployment system became apparent. It buckled and…
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The unemployment rate in most of the state’s metro areas in New York dipped below 10% in August for the first time since March, according to preliminary…
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As many as 2 million unemployed New Yorkers will start receiving their share of an extra $300-a-week assistance boost next week from a temporary federal…
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New York State will apply for a federal program for unemployment money now that the state won't have to come up with additional funds to cover a portion…
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was joined in a telephone news conference Monday by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to try to put pressure on Congress to finally…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York doesn’t have enough money in its budget to meet a requirement in President Donald Trump’s executive order to fund $100 a…
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The state attorney general is warning residents of a new scam that uses a victim's personal information to file fraudulent claims for New York…
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The pain in the job market continues as an additional 1.5 million sought unemployment benefits last week. In the past 12 weeks, more than 44 million new claims have been filed.