The U.S. unemployment rate—the percentage of the labor force without a job, but able to work and actively searching for it—is one of the key indicators of the overall health of the nation’s economy.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavirus recession.

Two years after the federal government approved $350 billion in emergency funding for states and localities to respond to the public health crisis, much of the funds have not been used. By Madeleine ...

The justices considered a routine case on unemployment benefits in characteristic style, peppering the lawyers with questions and dropping hints about their views. By Adam Liptak Americans’ economic ...