There are two Americas. In one America, working stiffs wonder if it makes sense for the government to pay unemployment benefits for 99 weeks. In this America, folks have a lot of sympathy for those ...

Despite the recent good news — the unemployment rate and new jobless claims are down, economic and job growth are up, the nation’s 12.8 million unemployed people face two threats from Congress in the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He earned the Chartered ...

It’s been seven months since Congress allowed federal unemployment benefits to expire, and in Ohio, Donna Sprague is running out of options. She lost her specialized nursing job in August 2013. She ...

During their one day special session, lawmakers signed off on the unemployment extension for 600+ steelworkers. The miners are facing an indefinite lay off, at both Hibtac and Minorca Mine. The ...

In another instance of being kicked while down, Senate Republicans and Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson voted against a bill that would have extended unemployment benefits for another 6 months. With the ...