State labor officials’ failure to replace New York’s long-troubled unemployment insurance system contributed to at least $11 billion in payments lost to fraud amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year.

After nearly 18 months of expanded benefits due to COVID-19, New Yorkers may soon see a hit to their unemployment checks as most federal benefits programs expire in the coming weeks and months. After ...

New York officials did not heed warnings as far back as 2010 that the unemployment system was old and vulnerable to fraud. The COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020 and unemployment claims skyrocketed, ...

State law requires that unemployment benefits remain frozen when the system is in debt, so weekly unemployment benefits have since 2019 been capped at $504, a lower benefit than neighboring states ...

Overall Westchester unemployment was at 3.6% in September, 2025, or 526,800, according to the latest data available. That ...

New York could boost weekly benefits for laid-off workers and delay unemployment tax hikes for employers under a bill that passed the Senate this week. State lawmakers hope to help an economy that's ...

Starting next week, New York will begin rolling out $300 in weekly benefits to people who lost their job due to the coronavirus pandemic. NEW YORK (WABC) -- Beginning this week, New York is rolling ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- Millions of Americans found themselves abruptly without a job in the spring of 2020 as COVID was beginning to tighten its grip on the nation. In its wake, COVID left ...

New York thwarted more than $1 billion in unemployment fraud during the coronavirus pandemic — as it paid out nearly $40 billion in benefits, the Cuomo administration said Thursday. The state ...

New York will not pay to extend COVID-19 unemployment benefits for the 1.6 million state residents receiving them when the related federal programs expire at the end of Sunday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

ALBANY - Unemployed New Yorkers will be eligible for an additional three weeks of $300 a week in unemployment checks, bringing the total allowed to six weeks of aid. The $300 a week started flowing ...

Many New Yorkers who lost their jobs in the March 2020 pandemic shutdown will have to reapply for benefits as they reach the one-year anniversary date. Others can continue receiving payments without ...