In November, U.S. employers added a strong 227,000 jobs, following a paltry 36,000 in October, when the effects of strikes ...

The Michigan House cleared legislation Tuesday night that will now head to the Governor’s desk to expand Michigan’s ...

Senators voted to restore the 26 weeks of unemployment benefits residents were eligible for before they were cut to 20 weeks ...

Michigan could increase the value of payments and allow individuals to be eligible for longer under legislation that cleared ...

Plan would extend jobless benefits from 20 to 26 weeks and boost maximum weekly payments from $362 to $614 over three years. Republicans and business groups aren’t happy.

The Michigan House cleared legislation Tuesday night that will now head to the governor’s desk to expand Michigan’s ...

However, the number of state unemployment benefit weeks remains capped at 12, per state law approved in 2013 by the Republican legislative super-majority. Only eight states have a lower weekly ...

Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) speaks alongside state House Democrats in support of legislation to expand Michigan's unemployment benefits on Dec. 10, 2024 in the Michigan Capitol ...

A Michigan Senate committee advanced a bill Thursday that would extend the maximum length of time people can receive ...

"Strong unemployment benefits that allow workers to continue ... In 2011, then-Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, signed legislation to cut the maximum duration of benefits in a calendar year to ...