Weekly benefits for Michigan workers who file for unemployment benefits will increase in 2026. Rick Pluta explains.

The maximum weekly rate for unemployment benefits is scheduled to increase beginning Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, to $530, up from ...

That means workers with a bachelor’s degree now face an unemployment rate of 2.8%, up from about 2.3% a year ago. That half ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Unemployed workers in Michigan will now receive a payment increase in their benefits. This increase comes days after the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

The number of job openings decreased by more in July than economists were expecting as the labor market recalibrates in ...

Functional unemployment – workers without full-time jobs or livable wages – has topped 24% for three months, per LISEP’s new report. The data found that rates were highest among Hispanic (28.2%), ...

A growing number of Americans are finding themselves out of work for six months or longer. The amount of time people spend ...

The act also increased the maximum amount of time a person can collect unemployment benefits, from 20 weeks to 26 weeks.