Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the government shutdown reaches its 16th day, questions and fears continue to stir as the future remains unclear. For some ...

About 7 million people were unemployed in June, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Thousands of federal employees and their families are applying for unemployment and food stamps to get by as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on with no end in sight. But for some ...

Unemployment payments can be tricky to understand because each state has its own rules and payment schedules.

Benefits vary based on state, including the maximum amount a person can earn each week and how many weeks they get payments.

As the government shutdown reaches its 16th day, questions and fears continue to stir as the future remains unclear. For some federal workers, the 16th day of the shutdown is also the 16th day of ...