Responding to the worsening economic climate, the​ Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of a​ measure to extend unemployment benefits by at​ lea...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday​ passed and sent to President George W. Bush​ legislation to extend jobless benefits for those​ who have be...

Because of the tight job market, the White House​ says President George W. Bush would sign a measure​ pending in Congress to further extend​ unemployment...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on​ Thursday that President George W. Bush supported​ legislation that would extend unemployment​ benefits to...

The Labor Department reported that initial claims​ for jobless benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally​ adjusted 481,000 for the week ending Nov. 1

New applications for unemployment benefits rose​ 15,000 to 478,000

MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - President George W.​ Bush said on Saturday that benefits from the​ recently passed financial bailout would take time​ to show ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of​ Representatives on Friday voted to give long-term​ unemployed workers at least seven weeks of extra​ jobless benefit...

Top Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled a $56​ billion plan to stimulate the economy, including​ proposals to extend unemployment benefits and help​ st...