New York state is getting help from Google to overhaul a decades-old unemployment benefits system that has left laid-off workers frustrated and awaiting help.
After more than a week of backlash, Walmart is pledging to make "every effort" to find other roles for disabled workers who'd accused the retailer of targeting them as it prepares to eliminate the "people greeter" job at 1,000 stores.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at levels low enough to show that most workers enjoy job security.
Asia Thomas knew she was at a disadvantage. It had been 16 years since she quit a job at McDonald's to raise her kids. When she left, restaurants didn't have kiosks to take orders, people didn't use smartphones to pay, and job seekers did applications on paper.
The city of Rome has the lowest unemployment score among the 20 largest Upstate New York cities, according to marketing firm Advance Media New York, which used data from the (2016) U.S. Census Bureau.