Workers affected would be able to access training programs offered by the NY Department of Labor. Businesses in New York that file Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices may soon be compelled to notify the state when job losses are related to artificial intelligence, according to a recent proposal by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New York saw the nation’s largest decrease in unemployment claims last week, with new filings falling 40.4% to 22,223, down from 37,298 the previous week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Nationally, claims totaled 217,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis.

U.S. unemployment claims 217,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. Kentucky saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 124.1%. New York, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage drop in new claims, with claims dropping by 40.4%.

Among the first executive actions signed by President Donald Trump during his first day in office was ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies. In a phone call Monday morning ahead of Trump’s swearing-in,

The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to 1.9 million last week, the highest level since November 2021, according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday. This increase highlights potential challenges in the labor market,

New York will be the first state to require notifications by businesses of AI-related job losses under an executive action Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce Tuesday.

Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no deterioration in labor market conditions and reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates next week.

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, he's leaving behind an extraordinary success story on American job growth, whether Trump admits it or not.

Starting a new year is a good opportunity for employers to review compensation structures to ensure sure they are paying their employees enough

U.S. President Donald Trump has installed new acting heads at three key federal labor agencies, the first step in what is expected to be a major overhaul of Biden-era policies.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.