WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ...

A member of the Georgia House of Representatives was charged Friday with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars in emergency pandemic unemployment assistance, according to ...

The report, scheduled for Friday, would have provided data on job growth, unemployment and wages in January. By Ben Casselman Another government shutdown, another delay in key economic data. The ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 4,472 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Valdosta Democrat Rep. Dexter Sharper allegedly made false statements to obtain thousands in unemployment assistance during the ...

ATLANTA — A third Georgia House Representative has been charged with fraudulently obtaining thousands of dollars in emergency pandemic unemployment funds, according to the Northern District of Georgia ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A third Georgia lawmaker has been accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal prosecutors announced Friday they were charging state ...