Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 5,532 in the week ending Jan. 18, down from 6,156 the week before, the Labor Department said.

West Virginia Northern Community College was recently named the recipient of a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.The funding will come into t

West Virginia Northern Community College has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of the Strengthening Community Colleges

(AP) — A witness broke down in tears as she described children carrying heavy objects on hilly terrain at the home of a West Virginia couple who were later ... more than a dozen counts that include forced labor, civil rights violations, human trafficking ...

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

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

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Indiana dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 4,630 in the week ending January 18,

In Charleston, West Virginia, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and her husband Donald Ray Lantz are on trial, accused of exploiting four of their adopted Black children for labor and confining them in harsh conditions.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 17,670 in the week ending January 18, down from 21,902 the week before, the Labor Department said.