People filing new unemployment claims in Massachusetts and eligible existing claimants can now get benefits for 30 weeks.

"The cracks in our broken unemployment insurance system are now becoming chasms," Christopher Carlozzi, Massachusetts state director for NFIB, said in a statement. "This is yet another example of the ...

Residents claiming unemployed benefits can now claim 30 weeks instead of 26, as concerns over the solvency of the fund mount.

Massachusetts residents can now receive up to 30 weeks of unemployment benefits, and it is because of Springfield’s climbing ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Massachusetts last week compared with the week prior.

The state’s jobless trust fund, paid into by employers, is running out of money. A weakening local economy will only make ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts residents can now receive up to 30 weeks of unemployment benefits, and it is because of Springfield’s climbing unemployment rate. When any of the Bay State’s ...

DOGE announced last week that it discovered $382 million in fraudulent unemployment payments have been distributed since 2020 ...

New federal data show the Springfield area hit an unemployment rate of 5.2%. The Barnstable area trails closest to ...

Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch is hitting out at the Trump administration, criticizing the president for his tariff war ...

Massachusetts is boosting the maximum period for collecting jobless benefits to 30 weeks — a move that will strain the state’s unemployment trust fund, which is quickly running low on money.