New York's maximum unemployment pay leaped to $869 per week from $504 in first increase since 2019 after the state paid a $7 billion pandemic debt.

ALBANY - New Yorkers out of work who receive unemployment will see their maximum benefit increase by more than $300 per week starting Monday. The new cap on that benefit will be $869 per week. It's ...

(The Center Square) — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting a move to increase New York's jobless benefits as federal workers in the state hit the unemployment line amid the federal government's ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) - The New York State Department of Labor released preliminary unemployment rates for August 2025. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held constant at 4%. Binghamton’s ...

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has ...

In its analysis, the foundation says the state has high rates and a burdensome and highly non-neutral tax structure.