In a separate report, the Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 12,000 to 290,000 for the week ended Nov. 8. (entrepreneur.com)
A separate report from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 25,000 to a seasonally adjusted 304,000 last week, but the underlying trend remained consistent with a strengthening labor market. (entrepreneur.com)
Martin T. Reid, chairman of the Rensselaer County Legislature, is scheduled to be arraigned today when a sealed indictment is opened charging him with crimes related to his receipt of more than $ 15,000 in state unemployment benefits while he was also collecting a government salary. (nystateofpolitics.com)