Texans receiving unemployment could be eligible for a total of 52 weeks of benefits - double the typical amount of time aid is available - as the state triggered an extended benefits period ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The extra federal unemployment benefit comes to an end in Texas next week, but there's still a chance it gets extended. The clock is ticking to see what happens with the ...

The basic Extended Benefits program, co-financed by FUTA, offers up to 13 additional weeks. Some states offer a voluntary program for up to 7 more weeks during extremely high unemployment.

According to the Governor's Office, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has received federal approval to extend the deadline ...

The N.C. Division of Employment Security is awaiting formal guidance from the U.S. Labor Department on updating the extended federal unemployment insurance benefits programs.

"The only reason the unemployment extension hasn't passed is because Democrats simply refuse to pass a bill that doesn't add to the debt," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

As unemployment soars, Sen. Jim Webb is heightening the call for extended unemployment insurance in all 50 states.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When registered nurse Amanda Marsh lost her job working from her Virginia home as a health plan medical reviewer late last year, unemployment benefits helped support her ...

Some Coloradans who have desperately been waiting for federal extended unemployment benefits to come online in the state will start seeing some relief this weekend and early next week, the state ...