In the wake of the government shutdown, nearly 30,000 Americans have filed for unemployment, according to Department of Labor data.

For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food and mortgage ...

A half-dozen scattered elections did overnight what President Trump himself couldn't do in 10 months: revitalized the ...

About 600,000 federal employees are working without pay, 650,000 more are furloughed, and unemployment could rise by 0.4 of a ...

Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has officially unveiled her “United for Virginia’s Future” transition website, marking a significant step towards her new administration.

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 ...

Virginia’s economy shows strong growth and low unemployment, but the state’s new report doesn’t account for the impacts of ...

Their work is considered so essential that certain federal employees are required to stay on the job during the U.S. government shutdown, even though they’re not getting paid. Oddly enough, if they ...

Federal workers in Tennessee, as well as Tennessee state government employees whose employment was suspended by the U.S. government shutdown, can file for unemployment benefits. These employees were ...