unemployment

It's no question that some New York counties struggle a lot more than others. While some grapple with crime, others suffer from rising poverty. Concerning the latter, these are the most impoverished counties in New York State.

The timing of the report is under fire from NY Republicans.

Time is running out for unemployed New Yorkers hoping for pandemic related extended unemployment benefits.

Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury is shutting down for part of the Summer due to staffing shortage.

If you are unemployed in the Capital Region you need to know that 'Forfeit Day' penalties are set to return this weekend.

If you were unemployed in 2020 you might have to give back some of the money you received in benefits, but do you have to give it back?

There are nearly 20 million people living in New York state and nearly 1/4 of us received unemployment and enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits since this whole thing started last year. So that is nearly 5 million people collecting a smaller amount of money than their job paid and they have to pay tax on this money. Or do they?

President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion bill earlier than planned and one of the items many Americans want to know about is the $1,400 stimulus payment. According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, if you are one of the eligible Americans, look for a direct deposit as early as this weekend.

It looks as though Congress is closing in on a bill that would include up to a $1400 direct payment to most Americans by March. This is part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill.

The state of New York is looking to take back a whole bunch of unemployment benefits that they believe were paid out to people that didn't qualify for the money.