This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. Their work is considered so essential that certain federal employees are required to stay on the job during the U.S. government shutdown, even ...

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 ...

The federal government shutdown is entering its third week. Here's who can apply for unemployment insurance benefits.

Slightly more Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remained in the same recent healthy range. The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 5,000 to 219,000 for ...